Media Blog (Archive)

  • Las Vegas Journal Review And Canned Tuna (Part II)

    As I mentioned before, the Vegas article just felt a little incomplete so I reached out to the Managing editor today with a request that the Review-Journal print an addendum and a correction. We shall see. Aditionally I've submitted a Letter to the Editor which is also included in this posting.

    January 29, 2010

    Charles Zobell

    Managing Editor

    Las Vegas Review-Journal

    VIA Email

    Dear Mr. Zobell,

    Published: 01/29/2010 - 15:44     Comment: 0     Read More

  • Las Vegas Journal Review And Canned Tuna

    This morning the Las Vegas Journal Review printed a story about a UNLV report that tested mercury in canned tuna. Several days ago the Journal Review reached out to NFI for some perspective on the pending study. This morning's article didn't provide quite as much insight into the perspective we provided so I thought I would share with you the facts we laid out for the reporter. Our letter is below:

    January 26, 2010

    Published: 01/29/2010 - 09:55     Comment: 1     Read More

  • Dr Oz—Way Off On Fish Facts

    If any of you saw the Dr. Oz Show (you know the Oprah TV doctor) on Tuesday you probably saw his segment on eating fish. Quite frankly we were surprised at just how off base Dr. Oz was on this one. Getting in bed with environmental activists to gin up a scare story is one thing but contradicting FDA advice, ignoring the American Heart Association's suggestions while confusing and conflating recreational fish studies with commercial consumption is beyond sloppy. Here's our letter to Oz's producer:

    January 27, 2010

    Laurie Rich

    Executive Producer

    Published: 01/27/2010 - 17:49     Comment: 6     Read More

  • CBS And BPA (Part III)

    It would appear CBS News has gone into full hunker mode. You know the type deny, deny, deny. Well, we've got some legitimate questions that we want the Black Rock folks to answer and we're going to keep asking them. Have a look at their latest letter to us and our response:

     

    Gavin Gibbons

    National Fisheries Institute

    Dear Mr. Gibbons:

    Published: 01/22/2010 - 09:23     Comment: 0     Read More

  • Rubber Duck Author Steals Sue Kwon's Mercury Trick

    Ever since last Friday's statement from the U.S. FDA concerning the alleged health effects of Bisphenol A, activists have been engaging in a full court press on the issue even in the face of the fact that FDA stated that it didn't have sufficient evidence to ban the use of the chemical.

    Published: 01/20/2010 - 16:47     Comment: 0     Read More

  • CBS And BPA (Part II)

    This morning, as feared, we are seeing the erroneous parts of Kelly Wallace's CBS News report on BPA recycled as fact on the internet. With evidence of that disturbing trend in hand I reached out to CBS again this morning.
    Published: 01/20/2010 - 11:02     Comment: 0     Read More

  • CBS And BPA

    Yesterday CBS's Early Show reported on the latest FDA interest in Bisphenol A, better known as BPA. This time they were talking about BPA in canned food. As part of their story reporter Kelly Wallace chose to embark on a non-scientific "experiment" that was more than a little off base. In fact it was down right misleading. So, we reached out to the folks who are in charge of editorial oversight at the Tiffany Network. Our letter is below:

    January 19, 2010

    Bill Felling

    Published: 01/19/2010 - 14:03     Comment: 0     Read More

  • Alaska Pollock Is More Than A Good Alternative

    Bear with me here of a moment as I review the last few days in the life of Alaska pollock-on Wednesday the fishery was cleared for Marine Stewardship Council  recertification and then on Thursday Monterey Bay Aquarium (MBA) downgraded it from best choice to good alternative.

    I'm sorry. Come again.

    One day it's cleared for MSC certification and the next it's downgraded by MBA?

    Published: 01/15/2010 - 11:31     Comment: 0     Read More

  • Farming For Facts

    Two days ago we reached out to CNN.com after a column on their web site erroneously characterized farmed salmon and sourced unqualified environmental activists in a piece about nutrition.

    Published: 01/14/2010 - 11:25     Comment: 0     Read More

  • A Doctor, An Editor And A Farmed Salmon Walk Into A Bar… But This One’s No Joke

    Sometimes agenda-driven writers or fast-talking physicians will pepper their work with enviro-half-truths just to get a message out there... or maybe they're doing 10 other things besides their nutra-muscle-building-get-slim-quick web site and don't have time to do the proper research in order to accurately answer consumer questions.

    But a recent posting on CNN.com didn't fit into either of those laughable categories.

    Published: 01/12/2010 - 14:55     Comment: 0     Read More
  • A Seafood Lover's Guide