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Chicago Tribune Publishes Another Alarmist Mercury in Fish Story
In 2005 environmental reporter Michael Hawthorne published a series of sensationalized stories about mercury in seafood that ran under the shocking headline "The Mercury Menace" and warned of the "Tox...
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Mother Jones “Tuna Surprise” Not Much of a Surprise
Ihave hada look atan advanced copy of the Sept/Oct edition of Mother Jones. And I must say "Tuna Surprise" is not much of a surprise coming from such a blatantly agenda-driven outfit. As you m...
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NFI Goes On The Record With Mother Jones Magazine
Back on March 1, 2008, NFI received an email from /Stephanie Mencimer, a reporter for Mother Jones about a story she is working on concerning tuna and mercury toxicity. Ms. Mencimer submitted a number...
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Beware the Misleading Mercury Machine
Here's an interesting story that's bound to be distorted and eventually find its way into activist propaganda. It comes to us from South Carolina where the Herald reports that health officials there a...
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Sensational Tilapia Story Begins to Unravel
So, despite the warnings to the media it's happened again. A reporter eager for a sensational headline has botched a story about seafood science and in the process created an unnecessary scare. This ...
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Health Press Release
Fish Belong on Frontline of Heart Disease Fight
July 08, 2008 Washington The July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports on evidence that fish and its omega-3 fatty acids should be considered more than just a healthy part of a...
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Oh Oprah, please let your Magazine staff know that, like Dr. Oz, its okay to say something like your concerns are valid, perhaps our article had a few flaws well be more science-based in the future, t...
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(Part III) NBC Nightly News Airs Seafood Sustainability Scare-Story
For willingness to enter into a dialog about the issues we have with their story, NBC gets an A. For constructive, factual arguments in their correspondence... well, let's just say they get less than ...
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Health Press Release
An Open Letter to Amber Valletta
May 7, 2008 Washington Just in time for Mothers Day, the eco-lobbying group Oceana has enlisted actress/model Amber Valletta to dole out dietary advice and promote seafood warning signs in stores. B...
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Seafood Can Net You Better Health
Seafood Can Net You Better Health Watching your waistline? Looking to lower your risk of cardiovascular disease? Trying to boost your brain power? There's no shortage of diets out there that claim the...