San Francisco, CA – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance requiring Prop 65 warnings in English, Spanish, and Chinese on November 1, 2005. The ordinance was…
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San Francisco, CA – Safeway, the nation’s fifth largest grocery store chain, has just expanded its mercury in seafood health warnings nationwide. Previously, Safeway only posted mercury in fish warnings…
San Francisco, CA – This week, in the midst of an assault by the FDA on California’s Proposition 65, Turtle Island Restoration Network announced a new collaboration with actress Daphne…
Proposed Safeway brochure will not protect customers San Francisco, CA –This week’s announcement in Supermarket News that Safeway will offer a mercury-warning brochure to customers is being cautiously welcomed by…
Recommendations directly contradict Mercury Advisory San Francisco, CA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its new food pyramid earlier this week, with recommendations that included the consumption of…
Interview with Andy Peri Click and listen to this interview with Andy Peri, campaigner with Turtle Island Restoration Network’s Mercury Awareness Cmpaign, regarding mercury in seafood and the TIRN’s mercury calculator…
Come and join Turtle Island Restoration Network in a series of film screening during Earth Week 2005. Below is a listing of the events: Friday, April 22nd at 7:30 PM-…
San Francisco, CA – A new report by the Research Institute of Public Health in Finland shows a significant increase of heart disease in men with elevated mercury levels. Since…
San Francisco, CA – In another victory for public health, Morton’s Steakhouse of New York has removed swordfish from its menu. Morton’s move marks the second major American restaurant chain to remove swordfish from its menu in just over a year. In the Fall of 2003, Red Lobster removed swordfish from its menu as a result of a national campaign calling for its removal due to high levels of mercury.
Interview highlights Mercury in Seafood and Overfishing On November 24th, Andy Peri, Marine Species Campainer for the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, was interviewed on the Beyond Organic radio program with…