Forest Knolls, CA – Today Gotmercury.org made live a mobile phone version of its online mercury-in-seafood calculator that estimates mercury exposure from eating seafood: www.gotmercury.mobi Shoppers and diners can use…
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The Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008 (S.906), a bipartisan bill introduced in March 2007, will ban the export of mercury from the United States. While it does not directly…
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Jane Hightower — widely acknowledged as the first US physician to recognize low-level mercury poisoning in patients who regularly consume certain types of…
Consumer Lawsuit Victory A Boon For Influencing California’s Canned Tuna Appeal In 2005, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Tri-Union Seafoods, also known as Chicken of the Sea,…
The state of Connecticut has joined forces with a food trade organization to inform people about mercury levels and seafood choices. The Department of Health and the Connecticut Food Association…
FDA Shields Notification Responsibilities Mother Jones magazine reports why that finger numbing fish your families are consuming remains legal in their September 2008 article “Why Mercury Tuna Remains Legal”. MJ…
State Legislators take action to reduce preventable exposure to methylmercury in seafood Assembly Joint Resolution 57 (AJR57) introduced in April by Assemblyman Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael), and co-authored by Assemblymember’s…
The Seafood Industry has waged a legal battle against Prop 65 labeling advisories to alert consumers about potentially harmful Mercury in Seafood, citing Mercury as naturally occurring in our ocean’s…
Assembly Resolution AJR57 was introduced on April 17, 2008, and will be voted on during this years legislative session. We urge you to view the legislation and support this effort…
Today Assemblymember Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) introduced Assembly Joint Resolution 57 urging the federal Food and Drug Administration to take responsibility for and, actions to, reduce the public’s exposure to…