The Chicago Tribune is reporting that for a combination of reasons, including ambiguous labeling and deliberate fudging by the FDA to "maintain market share", canned light tuna is significantly higher in mercury that previously reported, and can be dangerous, particularly for pregnant women and young children.

(The subject, and format, are because I'd meant to post this to [livejournal.com profile] statements instead of here. Updated to include URL of the article in question. --VR)
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that for a combination of reasons, including ambiguous labeling and deliberate fudging by the FDA to "maintain market share", canned light tuna is significantly higher in mercury that previously reported, and can be dangerous, particularly for pregnant women and young children.

(The subject, and format, are because I'd meant to post this to [livejournal.com profile] statements instead of here. Updated to include URL of the article in question. --VR)
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