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://www.huffingtonpost.com/malcolm-wittenberg/restoring-consumer-confid_b_658710.html 07/26/2010 - Mal Wittenberg, President and CEO of MASI/Safe Harbor speaks out about food safety, consumer perception and the need for increased consumer confidence in seafood. Read on to see how Safe Harbor helps boost this confidence in seafood daily. Copyright Huffington Post, July 2010. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video/piven-speed-plow-mercury-poisoning-11064324 07/06/2010 - Actor Jeremy Piven speaks out on his 2008 mercury poisoning from eating sushi while working on the David Mamet play "Speed-The-Plow." Copyright ABC News, 2010. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/toxic-mercury-delights-more-in-seawater-study-finds/ 06/30/2010 - A new study suggests that humans need to be more wary of saltwater fish like tuna, mackerel and sharks than of freshwater fish. Although seawater has lower concentrations of mercury than freshwater, mercury in seawater is more likely to stay in its toxic form, researchers report in a recent issue of Nature Geoscience. Copyright New York Times, 2010. http://www.fmi.org/events/may/2010/presentations/Navigating_the_Sustainable_Seafood_Waters_Why_it_is_a_Critical_Issue_NOW.pdf 06/18/2010 - A new report from the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) investigates the concept and practice of sustainability in today's seafood industry and reaffirms seafood safety as the number one consumer concern (slides 7-9). Copyright Food Marketing Institute 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iSUydumggW2juwPUoFE3jHoEN8SQD9G75MVO0 06/10/2010 - WASHINGTON - A new report says the Food and Drug Administration is stretched thin and needs to reorganize to better keep the nation's food safe. The FDA is responsible for ensuring the safety of about 80 percent of the nation's food supply, including seafood, dairy products, and fruits and vegetables. Copyright Associated Press, 2010. http://www.safeharborfoods.com/news-feature/index.php 05/18/2010 - NBC Investigative Unit follows Gotmercury as they collect multiple pieces of sushi from numerous restaurants in the L.A. area. Utilizing Micro Analytical Systems, Inc (MASI) to test the fish, the resulting mercury concentrations in the sushi may surprise you, though there are restaurants in L.A. striving to test the fish they sell for mercury. Follow the link to view. Copyright NBC Universal, 2010. http://financialadviserblog.dowjones.com/blog/stay-ahead-of-your-clients/0/0/imax-chief-targets-toxic-mercury 05/12/2010 - After experiencing mercury poisoning from consuming too much fish, IMAX chief executive Richard Gelfond decided to give $1 million to Long Island's Stony Brook University to highlight and study the dangers of mercury toxicity. Copyright Dow Jones and Company, Inc., 2010. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/59035/title/FOR_KIDS_The_mercury_in_that_tuna 05/11/2010 - Eating fish can be good for you: It builds the brains of babies and helps the hearts of grown-ups. And eating fish can be bad for you: Fish from around the world swim in waters polluted with mercury, which gets into some fish, which gets into you when you take a bite. Copyright Society for Science & the Public 2010. http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/58464/title/studies_aim_to_resolve__confusion_over_mercury_risks_from_fish 05/06/2010 - Several new papers from Columbia University now suggest strategies by which American diners can negotiate the mercury minefield to tap dietary benefits in fish. Copyright Society for Science and the Public, 2010. http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i71f341d4bd330da6f0f80570e7f13104 05/03/2010 - A new Deloitte survey released last week reveals that mainstream consumers have a more refined understanding of food safety that includes attention to how "processed" a food product is and where its ingredients originate. Sixty-five percent of Deloitte's respondents said they're more concerned than they were five years ago about the food they eat. Copyright 2010 Adweek.