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An evaluation of mercury concentrations in three brands of canned tuna

Ranking the contributions of commercial fish and shellfish varieties to mercury exposure in the United States: Implications for risk communication

DNA barcodes reveal species-specific mercury levels in tuna sushi that pose a health risk to consumers FReebie

1 posted on 04/25/2010 5:06:07 PM PDT by neverdem
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2 posted on 04/25/2010 5:08:35 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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9 posted on 04/25/2010 5:43:06 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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This is really good solid info that a consumer can use for their buying decisions. It is interesting that some of the cheapest, and most convenient fish, are the ones lowest in mercury. Of course, there are really good reasons to eat fish (lowered inflammation, low fat, etc.), not to mention that the stuff just tastes good. The neat thing about tuna is that the canned stuff is the lowest in mercury. I tend to purchase lots of canned tuna when it hits $.50/can. What’s more, canned salmon is one of the lowest in mercury, very convenient when canned, and the kids love it as well. It isn’t as high in Omega-3 as the fresh stuff is, but it doesn’t cost nearly as much. It’s nice that I can get it cheap at Walmart. It’s lovely to have for a quick after school snack for the kids, or when we’re just to lazy to cook.

The researchers are correct, we don’t eat nearly enough fish (and McD’s fish sandwiches with a slice of cheese don’t count!!). ;-)


11 posted on 04/25/2010 5:53:34 PM PDT by Habibi ("It is vain to do with more what can be done with less." - William of Occam)
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Mercury is a REAL pollutant, the last Greenpeace stooge I talked to had no idea what Mercury was, but he was concerned about the CO2 levels.

If Greenpeace was doing the job they would be working on solving issue with the REAL pollutants and stop harrassing people about the imaginary ones.


16 posted on 04/26/2010 12:04:10 PM PDT by GraceG
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