The New Orleans Saints and the Obama administration tried to boost the battered Gulf seafood image yesterday during a ceremony to honor the team’s Superbowl victory.
As federal and
The government has reported that the “sniff test” is an important part of determining whether seafood is safe to eat. Officials say that the scientists doing the sniffing are specially
Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Margaret Hamburg released three statements on Monday announcing the reopening of fishing waters off the coasts of
As waters reopen for fishing in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, BP’s chief operating officer Doug Suttles offered a public confidence boost for the local seafood industry
According to a national survey of more than 3,000 participants conducted for NPR by Thomson Reuters, more than 60 percent of Americans are worried about food safety, with 51
As waters reopen for fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, federal public health officials are maintaining confidence in the safety of seafood harvested in the region.
Just days after the
In an effort to bolster an embattled Gulf coast economy, First Lady Michelle Obama joined the chorus of Administration officials assuring the safety of Gulf seafood in a speech Friday.
Just days after BP stopped the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite
The University of California’s Davis Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory has been been chosen as one of eight labs to test gulf seafood for toxic chemicals, university officials
American Seafoods International LLC, based in New Bedford, MA has 15 days to pay or appeal fines totaling $279,000 imposed by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico again this week. The new area includes portions of Louisiana’s federal-state waterline which