FDA released a comprehensive, rigorously peer-reviewed draft report

Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publicly released a comprehensive, rigorously peer-reviewed draft report assessing the latest research on the effects of seafood on heart health and baby brain development. The report, currently posted on the FDAs website, was reviewed by some of the most respected, independent scientists in the worlds of research, nutrition and health. The list includes doctors from Harvard University School of Public Health and a former Environmental Protection Agency official.

It has been five years since the Federal government last updated its seafood consumption advice. This report serves as strong evidence that it is time to review and revise that guidance.

A comprehensive assessment of the wider body of available seafood science has been a public priority of the FDA since 2006. We applaud the FDA for undertaking this important assessment and for presenting its work. Clear, independent efforts, like this one, on behalf of public health are an important part of improving what doctors, dietitians and consumers at large know about nutrition and health.

The National Fisheries Institute is pleased to see this important peer-reviewed science released to the public and we look forward to our own in-depth review of the report.

John Connelly
President, National Fisheries Institute

For more than 60 years, the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and its members have provided American families with the variety of sustainable seafood essential to a healthy diet. For more information visit: www.AboutSeafood.com.

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