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Washington, DC lobbyist Rick Berman [5] must have a new client. Recently his front group, the Center for Consumer Freedom [6], launched a new website called FishScam.com [7] along with a multimedia PR blitz including billboard and radio ads decrying the "hype" about health hazards of mercury in fish. "It's really extraordinary and extremely irresponsible," says Consumers Union [8] director of food policy Jean Halloran. "Many people have educated themselves about this issue, but I'm concerned that less-educated women who don't realize he is industry-funded will take his advice."
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[1] http://dev.prwatch.org/users/13916/sheldon-rampton
[2] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/health/food-safety
[3] http://dev.prwatch.org/topics/public-relations/front-groups
[4] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fdev.prwatch.org%2Fspin%2F2006%2F01%2F4379%2Ffish-story&linkname=Fish%20Story
[5] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Rick_Berman
[6] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Center_for_Consumer_Freedom
[7] http://www.fishscam.com
[8] http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Consumers_Union
[9] http://villagevoice.com/people/0603,hunter,71775,24.html