Month: September 2014

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a three-day forum focused on the increasingly politicized topic of mercury contamination in fish. Why should you care? Because of all the scattered skirmishes in the ongoing food wars—from soda sizes to trans fats —the activist-led attack on seafood is unique. That’s because if you stop eating those other foods, nothing bad is going to happen to you. But if you stop eating seafood, you’re actually putting yourself at risk. …

Following its five-yearly Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment, the South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline fishery has, for the third time, been certified as a sustainable and wellmanaged fishery. MSC is the world’s leading certification and ecolabel program for wild-caught environmentally sustainable seafood. …

Renowned French Chef Daniel Boulud, in collaboration with Markus Draxler of Solex Fine Foods and Catsmo Artisan Smokehouse, has launched a new line of smoked salmon – available in three original flavors:  Highland, Baja, and Riviera. Under the brand name DANIEL BOULUD SMOKED SALMON, the line is available exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores throughout New York, Northern and Central New Jersey and Southern Connecticut. …