Mercury: Marine Fish
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Fish advisories

41 of the American States are now subject to advisories because of Mercury

Tuna - New Health Advice:
BBC Tuesday, 4 February, 2003, 00:42 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2722629.stm

 

Mercury in tuna has recently been back in the news because of the risk to pregnant women and the unborn foetus (Guardian Article on the risk to pregnant women)
US Campaigning  Website on the risks of eating tuna

February 2003 : even American Supermarkets  are becoming involved because of legal threats over the implications of selling contaminated fish to consumers 

New article (May 2005) on the impact of Hg damage to developing children:

Public Health and Economic Consequences of Methyl Mercury Toxicity to the Developing Brain
VOLUME 113 | NUMBER 5 | May 2005 • Environmental Health Perspectives
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/members/2005/7743/7743.pdf