NEW YORK: More testing of seafood to address mercury concerns - (The New York Times)
January 30, 2008 – 6:05 pmA number of restaurants and retailers in different parts of the U.S. have, according to this story, started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood, and the Environmental Protection Agency is beginning to examine the mercury content in fish sold in the New York City region.
The story says that the regional office of the federal agency, which began the study because the city found high levels of mercury in the blood of New Yorkers last spring, will examine the 20 most commonly eaten fish in the region, including tuna.
Recent laboratory tests reported last week in The New York Times found so much mercury in some sushi made with tuna, particularly bluefin, that a long-term diet of even two or three pieces a week would exceed the levels considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The National Fisheries Institute, a trade association for […]
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