http://www.safeharborfoods.com Micro Analytical Systems, Inc. (MASI) is the pioneer of the world's first rapid, large-scale mercury-testing process for seafood. MASI currently tests more seafood for mercury each year than any other company or government in the world. MASI provides consumers with seafood tested and certified to be among the lowest in mercury available under the Safe Harbor seal. Founded in 2002, MASI is headquartered in San Rafael, California. en-us http://fis.com/fis/people/index.asp?article_id=32&l=e 03/02/2010 - Long regarded as the gold-standard for eco-certification of sustainable fisheries around the world, the London-based Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has begun to lose some of its glitter, in the eyes of many of the scientists and environmentalists that met in Paris at the Seafood Choice's Alliance's annual Seafood Summit. Copyright 1995 - 2010 FIS Information & Services. http://www.examiner.com/x-4002-Green-Living-Examiner~y2010m2d19-Green-living-101-Is-tuna-safe-to-eat?#comments 02/26/2010 - Americans eat a lot of tuna. Known as the blue bullion of the sea, tuna represents big money. If you've been craving a tuna sandwich or tuna sushi or steak, and you have a green or health conscious, you probably wonder how to make a wise choice about tuna. Copyright 2009 Clarity Digital Group LLC. http://www.seafoodsource.com/newsarticledetail.aspx?id=4294989186 02/16/2010 - Export Packers Co. Ltd. on Monday announced it obtained exclusive rights in Canada to supply seafood under the Safe Harbor mercury-testing program. Implemented due to concerns over mercury in seafood and a lack of industry-wide testing, Export Packers can now provide the Canadian seafood industry with product tested to ensure that its mercury levels are significantly below the food-safety standards set by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Copyright Seafoodsource.com, 2010. http://www.lvrj.com/news/study_-mercury-in-canned-tuna-high-83006612.html 02/01/2010 - More than half of canned tuna samples from a local grocery store failed to meet the strict Environmental Protection Agency safety level for mercury in fish, according to a new study by University of Nevada, Las Vegas researchers. The study also found that 5 percent of the more than 300 samples exceeded the guideline set for consumers by the Food and Drug Administration. Copyright Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2010. http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/three-dangerous-food-toxins 01/28/2010 - Eating fish seems like one of the healthiest food choices you can make; fish is low in fat and high in protein and brain-supporting Omega-3 fatty acids. Unfortunately their homes – our oceans, seas, and lakes – are filled with pollutants. One of the most potent is methylmercury, which once absorbed by algae sets off a chain of toxic accumulation: small fish eat the algae, bigger fish eat the smaller fish and so on up the food chain until these mercury-packed fish find their way to your supermarket. Copyright Zoco 1 LLC, January 2010. http://www.contextmarketing.com/sources/foodissuesreport.pdf 11/04/2009 - The Context Marketing survey that reveals how consumer concerns over various food safety issues influences their food purchasing decisions. Of particular note is the fact that mercury in seafood is the top consumer food safety concerns according to the respondent population. Copyright Context Marketing, October 2009. http://www.safeharborfoods.com/Safe-Harbor-Food-Safety-Release.pdf 11/03/2009 - A recent study conducted by San Francisco-based Context Marketing shows the the number one food safety concern on consumers' minds is mercury in seafood. Copyright MSR Communications, November 2009. http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/09/30/Air-pollutants-transported-from-Asia/UPI-25471254290474/ 10/12/2009 - Pollutant plumes observed in the United States can be attributed unambiguously to Asian sources based on meteorological and chemical analysis, researchers say. Copyright United Press International Inc, October 2009. http://www.naturalnews.com/027101_EPA_the_FDA_mercury.html 09/25/2009 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has blasted the FDA's analysis of the benefits and risks of fish consumption. Copyright NaturalNews.com, September 2009. http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-review-shows-govt-rarely-intervenes-as-calif-mercury-mines-pollute-water-fish-171945/ 09/24/2009 - Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people. Copyright Taragana August, 2009.