Leaked FDA documents reveal last-ditch effort to put tuna and swordfish profits first Mothers and children would be encouraged to eat unsafe levels of toxic tuna and swordfish and never…
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The Japan Times reported that people now in their 50s who were exposed to mercury poisoning pre-natally have suffered health problems all their lives. The exposure came from their mothers,…
Nationwide, one of every ten women—nearly 7 million women—exceeded the mercury concentration that may pose a risk to fetuses Research from former EPA scientist reveals the mercury in fish remains…
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…
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…
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…