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National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)


Self Description

June 2005: "As the leading funeral service organization in the United States, NFDA provides a national voice for the profession and is dedicated to serving the public. With more than 20,300 members, NFDA has been the premier organization chosen by top licensed funeral directors for more than 120 years. Licensed funeral directors, embalmers, mortuary science students and retired funeral service professionals are all eligible for NFDA membership. NFDA members stand for credibility, ethics, excellence and trust."

http://www.nfda.org/aboutnfda.php

Third-Party Descriptions

January 2002: "In several states, funeral homes have gone into partnership with tissue banks, said John Carmon of Hartford, Conn., the past president of the National Funeral Directors Association."

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/20/health/policy/20TISS.html

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Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Mar 17, 2005 10 Things Your Funeral Director Won't Tell You

QUOTE: Funeral directors know many customers don't shop around, and they charge accordingly.

 Smart Money
Nov 01, 2002 Surprise Ending (Scam Alert)

QUOTE: Surveys show that more and more Americans are signing "preneed" agreements under which they pay in advance for their funeral and burial expenses. But the preneed industry is rife with deceptive sales practices and outright fraud...

 AARP
Jan 20, 2002 Lack of Oversight in Tissue Donation Raising Concerns

QUOTE: Though an industry group sets voluntary guidelines, most tissue banks are not members and many set their own guidelines...tissue may be obtained by poorly trained technicians who may not keep it germ-free.

 New York Times