|
Mercury in Fish: Your Questions Answered URL: http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/faq/mercuryfish/ Description: Questions and answers about elevated mercury levels found in certain large predatory fish such as shark, marlin, swordfish, and tuna. Discusses the risks to pregnant and breast-feeding women. From the British Food Standards Agency (FSA), "an independent food safety watchdog." Publisher: Food Standards Agency Library of Congress Subject Headings: Mercury -- Environmental aspects Pregnancy -- Complications Seafood -- Contamination LII Database Information: Record 5506 created by Douglas Smith on 11/23/2003 Last modification on 08/11/2004 Published: 11/23/2003 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5506 |