LETTERS: Waiter, is that mercury in my sushi? - (New York Times)
January 28, 2008 – 6:05 pmUrvashi Rangan, Senior Scientist and Policy Analyst, Consumers Union, Yonkers, Writes that we welcomed The New York Timess analysis of tuna in New York City-bought sushi (High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi Sold in Manhattan, front page, Jan. 23), and see it as yet one more reason the Food and Drug Administration needs to revise its seafood guidelines for mercury consumption for the most vulnerable populations, such as pregnant and nursing women and children.
The real risk of mercury exposure from tuna is precisely the reason in June 2006 Consumer Reports cautioned pregnant women to avoid all tuna, including canned tuna.
Interestingly, the magazines advice was based on an analysis of the F.D.A.s own data, which showed that 6 percent of the tested samples of canned light tuna, long recommended as the safer choice over albacore, contained mercury levels that exceeded the agencys own safety thresholds.
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