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Trade & Commerce Press Release
Shrimp Leads Gains In Seafood Consumption On Top 10 List
October 29, 2015 – Washington, DC – For the second year in a row, Americans are eating more seafood. Health conscious consumers appear to be helping reverse a trend that saw seafood consu...
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Press Release
NFI Crab Council Recognized by United Nations for Sustainability Work
September 29, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Crab Council is being recognized by the U.N. Global Compact for its industry-led sustainability programs. Through...
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Press Release
NFI Crab Council Announces New Member
September 22, 2015 Washington, DC – The National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Crab Council has added new member, Lawrence Street Seafood Co. Inc, expanding their roster of sustainably-minded crab i...
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Press Release
Justice Department Cracks Down On Fish Fraud
August 21, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – A North Carolina seafood processor and wholesale distributor faces a felony conviction, a $100,000 fine, forfeiture of more than 20,000 pounds of shrimp and three year...
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Press Release
FDA Program Recognized for Fighting Fish Fraud
June 25, 2015 (WASHINGTON) – The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ongoing integration of forensic science as a way of combating seafood fraud and mislabeling is paying off. The proj...
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Health Press Release
MEDIA ALERT: Its Ground Hog Day at Consumer Reports
April 23, 2015 Washington, D.C. The last time Consumer Reports (CR) cooked up a seafood scare story it was about canned tuna. That time the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blasted the report as on...
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Safety Press Release
ALERT: Fukushima Radiation Detected Off West Coast Is Well Below Levels of Concern
April 6, 2015 Washington, DC Reporters, producers and editors working on stories about todays release from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are warned not to misreport on the findings ...
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Consumer Protection Press Release
Boston March 15th, 2015 NFI supports many of the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Combating IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud. A focus on strengthening international capabilities, enforc...
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Sustainability Press Release
March 9 2014 WASHINGTON, DC Greenpeace has released a new fund raising campaign designed to rank U.S. canned tuna companies and solicit donations from supporters. The list itself follows the model Gr...
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Health Press Release
Statement on 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
WASHINGTON, DC February 19, 2015 Todays report from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee strongly reaffirms seafoods position as one of the healthiest options in the American diet. The repo...
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Health Press Release
MEDIA ALERT: Misreporting on Mercury in Tuna Study Misinforms Consumers
February 3, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC Irresponsible and sloppy reporting on a new study published in the Journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry may scare consumers into thinking that mercury levels...
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Press Release
Beltway Veteran Joins NFI Government Affairs Team
January 21, 2015 Washington, DC The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has hired Kedrin Simms Brachman as Director of Government Relations. Simms Brachman previously held positions on Capitol Hill, in...
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Consumer Protection Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC December16, 2014 Members of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) have zero tolerance for illegal fishing and all forms of commercial seafood fraud. NFI members have lead the global i...
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Press Release
Statement on the passing of Thomas Elliott
WASHINGTON, DC December 1, 2014 With the passing of Tom Elliott, the seafood community remembers a giant but also celebrates his life in the industry. From his days at Slade Gorton to his tenure as P...
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Health Press Release
International Conference on Nutrition focuses on First 1,000 Days of Life
November 19, Washington, DC Strategies to improve global nutrition during pregnancy and childhood is a priority at the second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), an inter-governmental nutri...