Consumer Reports: Pregnant Women Should Not Eat Canned Tuna; 'It's Prudent' | |
|
Source: Underwatertimes |
6/5/2006 |
|
|
|
As a prudent measure, Consumer Reports is cautioning pregnant women to avoid canned tuna. The magazine's advice is based on an analysis of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tests of mercury in fish posted recently on the agency's Web site.
CR's analysis of government data showed that six percent of the tested samples of canned light tuna, long recommended as the safer choice over white tuna (also known as albacore) because of its presumably lower mercury content, contained at least as much or more of that potentially harmful heavy metal as white tuna. One possible explanation is that some canned light tuna may contain yellowfin, which tends to have much more mercury than skipjack, the type usually found in cans labeled as light. Also, limited FDA data suggested that between chunk-light and solid- light tuna, the solid-light may contain more mercury, on average, than chunk-light. |
|
|
"Based on the FDA's test results and the guidelines for acceptable levels of exposure to mercury set out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), we believe that it's prudent for pregnant women to avoid canned tuna and for young children and women of childbearing age to limit consumption. Exposure to mercury from fish can result in small but measurable impairments in the neurological system, including such problems as eye-hand coordination and learning ability," says Dr. Marvin M. Lipman, Consumer Reports' Chief Medical Adviser.
"Fortunately, there is a wide variety of low-mercury seafood options that everyone can eat frequently as part of a healthy diet. Fish is an important source of protein and contains heart- protecting omega-3 fatty acids," adds Dr. Lipman.
In light of FDA's posted data and the EPA's reference dose for mercury in fish, CR's experts offer advice for the following groups of people: |
|
|
|
News Id | | Source | Stamp | country |
2651 | Climate Change a Challenge for Idaho Wildlife | Associated Press | 2022-08-02 | US |
2652 | Colorado fisherman breaks brook trout record after 75 years | Fox News | 2022-08-01 | US |
2653 | Rare Greenland shark found off the coast of Belize: 'Sheer luck' | Fox News | 2022-08-01 | BZ |
2654 | 30 Flounder Fishing Tips from Top Guides | sportfishingmag | 2022-07-17 | US |
2655 | Big Changes in Store for Florida Redfish Anglers | sportfishingmag | 2022-07-28 | US |
2656 | Hot Spot: Virginia Beach, Virginia Species: Cobia | sportfishingmag | 2022-07-27 | US |
2657 | Texas state fish recovers from extinction threat, flourishes again | tpr | 2022-07-09 | US |
2658 | Step-to-Step Guide to Start Your Own Profitable Fish Farming Business | krishijagran | 2022-07-11 | IN |
2659 | Protected areas not exempt as blast fishing blows up in Sri Lanka | mongabay | 2022-07-12 | LK |
2660 | Fishermen, Conservation Groups Call For Ban On Chesapeake Bay Commercial Menhaden Netting | sportfishingmag | 2022-07-19 | US |
2661 | Feds say breaching needed to meet fish recovery goals | magicvalley | 2022-07-14 | US |
2662 | Bizarre aftermath of fish raining from the SKY after monsoons in India led to strange phenomenon | the-sun | 2022-07-14 | IN |
2663 | Under fireworks-filled sky on Lake Erie, Pennsylvania kayaker reels in a giant catfish | goerie | 2022-07-14 | US |
2664 | 16-Foot Fish Caught. It Has A Connection With Earthquakes | ndtv | 2022-07-15 | CL |
2665 | Bristol Bay's sockeye run of 69.7 million fish is the biggest on record | KDLG 670AM | 2022-07-15 | US |
2666 | In Portugal, Taking a Dive Into Sardines | nytimes | 2022-07-13 | PT |
2667 | Страсть и донная снасть | Охотники.ру | 2022-07-24 | RU |
2668 | Ловля судака на живцовые снасти | Охотники.ру | 2022-07-25 | RU |
2669 | На Алтае откроется межрегиональная выставка "Охота и рыболовство Алтая 2022" | Рыболовство | 2022-07-25 | RU |
2670 | US Could Require Steps for Dams to Save Last Atlantic Salmon | Associated Press | 2022-07-25 | US |
2671 | Woman, 73, stabbed by 100-pound sailfish that leapt from water off Florida coast | Fox News | 2022-07-24 | US |
2672 | Cod stock off southern N.L. coast at critical levels, says Fisheries Department | ctv news | 2020-11-20 | CA |
2673 | Fisheries report brings hope to Indigenous communities, sparks anger in industry | ctv news | 2022-07-19 | CA |
2674 | 4 Alberta men lose 80 pounds of halibut and crab, fined $4,500 after violations: B.C. conservation officers | ctv | 2022-07-22 | CA |
2675 | Fisheries Department needs to think like a fish | penticton herald | 2022-07-23 | CA |
|
|
|
|
|