Japan Fall-out

Radiation fears cause shortages of iodine, drive demand for seaweed While the struggle to stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants goes on, reports are coming in from Brooklyn – more than 6,600 miles away from the threat of radiation release – that upscale...

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Fishing for Fraud

The FDA goes after short-weighted, water-logged, misbranded seafood by Peter Quinter, guest columnist In 2010, Americans consumed almost six billion pounds of seafood. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring that the nation’s food supply,...

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Under Investigation?

Got a notice letter from the federal government? Get a lawyer. by Peter Quinter, guest columnist Every year, the numerous agencies of the US government send out letters to companies putting them on notice that the company is suspected of committing some serious...

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New Rules for Food Imports

Food Safety Modernization Act broadens FDA oversight and enforcement authority Last May, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found room for improvement in the way the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees the safety of U.S. food imports. Imports from...

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Balancing Act

Louisiana lobbies for monitoring and marketing its seafood Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists are reported to be collecting thousands of specimens of crab, shrimp and finfish in the waters east of the Mississippi Delta for Food and Drug...

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