What a conundrum that our healthy foods are filling with toxic substances. . . . . Our main concern with canned tuna, canned light tuna especially, is that about 20 percent of the data collected since 2005 by the FDA had levels of mercury in the tuna that were twice what the average is, so the probability of encountering some of those much higher levels of mercury is pretty high, he said. Consumer Reports analyzed FDA data on mercury levels in fish released in 2011, and used EPA guidelines to calculate the safe amount for people to eat, said Crupain. Tuna is not on the list of low-mercury fish that we created because if you do the math, it ends up being above where we set the threshold for being a really low mercury fish. Its report includes a list of 18 low-mercury fish that are good choices, including wild and Alaska salmon, shrimp, sardines, tilapia, scallops and oysters. According to the March of Dimes, babies who are exposed to mercury in the womb can have brain damage, vision and hearing problems. usatoday/story/news/nation/2014/08/27/pregnant-women-no-tuna-consumer-reports/14670075/
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:25:33 +0000
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