Environmental Toxins

FDA and EPA announce the revised consumer advisory on methylmercury in fish

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 11th, 2004

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced their joint consumer advisory on methylmercury in fish and shellfish for reducing the exposure to high levels of mercury in women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children. This unifies advice from both FDA and EPA and supercedes FDA's and EPA's 2001 advisories.

The FDA and EPA want to emphasize the benefits of eating fish - consumers should know that fish and shellfish can be important parts of a healthy and balanced diet. They are good sources of high-quality protein and other essential nutrients; however, as a matter of...

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