Well there go the lunch plans! High mercury found in sushi
While it should come as no surprise to anyone, it still is upsetting to read articles such as this one in the New York Times regarding one of my favorite treats. Consumers need to read the EPA's fish consumption advisories when making food choices for their families.
Recent laboratory tests found so much mercury in tuna sushi from 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants that at most of them, a regular diet of six pieces a week would exceed the levels considered acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency.
"No one should eat a meal of tuna with mercury levels like those found in the restaurant samples more than about once every three weeks," said Dr. Michael Gochfeld, professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, N.J.
Often the limited information available at point of purchase or consumption makes it difficult to make informed choices regarding fish and seafood products.
Read more:
Environmental Protection Agency - Fish Consumption Advisories
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Seafood Information and Resources
