| Press Release | | | | about the naturally occurring bacteria Vibrio vulnificus |
| April 13, 2006 | | | | and the illnesses that this bacterium can cause to a |
| FOUNDATION LAUNCHES PUBLIC HEALTH | | | | small portion of the population considered at-risk. |
| WEBSITE AIMED AT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC | | | | "We've designed this new site to be a user-friendly |
| ABOUT OYSTERS AND VIBRIO VULNIFICUS | | | | tool that offers information to both the general |
| Tampa, Florida — The Gulf & South Atlantic | | | | oyster-consuming public and to those in the at-risk |
| Fisheries Foundation, Inc. (Foundation) recently launched | | | | category," explains Motivatit Seafoods, Inc.'s Mike |
| a new Web site, dedicated to providing important | | | | Voisin, a Trustee of the Foundation. "For that small |
| information to the at-risk oyster consumer and the | | | | percentage of people with underlying health conditions |
| general public about the health risks that may be | | | | that place them in the at-risk category, the site outlines |
| associated with the consumption of raw or | | | | those medical conditions, available treatments, |
| undercooked oysters. The site educates consumers | | | | consumer advice and tasty oyster recipes. |