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Consumer Protection Blog
Wannabe Dr. Oz Stumbles Into Trade Story
“Dr. Axe,” an aspiring Dr. Oz but one that lacks the actual MD, has now added his voice to an ongoing conversation about swai, a catfish-like species. Which likely leads you to ask… why? Perh...
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Safety Blog
The Latest In Fukushima Misinformation
Scientists, researchers and nuclear experts from around the globe have investigated the impact of the nuclear incident in Fukushima Japan following the tsunami there and time and time again have concl...
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Policy Blog
Forbes: Something Fishy, GOP Picks Bureaucracy Over Small Business?
Opinion piece from Forbes By Kim Gorton Ms. Gorton is the President and CEO of Slade Gorton, a Massachusetts based seafood company. She is third generation to run the company. Since May, Hou...
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Fraud Blog
Oceana on Fish Fraud: Make New Laws, Don’t Just Enforce Ones We Have?
Oceana’s latest report on seafood fraud is hardly garnering the type of coverage its previous efforts have but that doesn’t mean it’s filled with any less misleading hyperbole. Let’s get to th...
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Sustainability Blog
Greenpeace: Return of The One-Trick Pony
Another Greenpeace publicity scheme prepares to end in failure and embarrassment. For the last several years, the global fundraising group had tried to create buzz for a makeshift top-ten list of so...
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Consumer Protection Blog
NY Post article is a seafood scam
The New York Post is known for sensational headlines and attention-grabbing images – and the iconic outlet can be as bombastic as News Corp desires as long as its reporters adhere to basic journalis...
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Trade & Commerce Blog
Wall Street Journal Catfish Editorial: “This should be an easy call”
A Chance for a Catfish Vote Failing to repeal would set up a WTO showdown that the U.S. could lose. July 6, 2016 3:52 p.m. ET Will the U.S. House of Representatives get to vote this summer on rep...
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Sustainability Blog
Greenpeace Continues Track Towards Irrelevance
Over 100 Nobel laureates have signed a letter to Greenpeace, asking the radical environmental group to end their campaign against genetically modified organisms. The letter’s signers include Nobel P...
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Consumer Protection Blog
Former USDA & FDA Food Safety Czar Blasts USDA Catfish Program
Dr. David Acheson, is the former Chief Medical Officer at the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service and former Chief Medical Officer at the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. That mea...
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Sustainability Blog
Experts Say North American Lobster Not a Threat to Europe
The U.S. announced on Monday (06/06/16) that the North American lobster is not a threat to Europe and does not meet the criteria of an invasive species. A letter by Eileen Sobeck, Assistant Administra...