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| Written by Kiki Hubbard | |
| Friday, 12 December 2008 | |
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FDA to women and children in 2004: Limit your intake of fish to avoid mercury. FDA to women and children in 2008: Eat more fish, even if it contains mercury. Huh. Now I thought mercury levels in our environment had risen over the years, and that mercury contamination led to neurological problems in children. Did I miss something? If the EPA's reaction to this announcement is any indication, we should still be concerned. The agency's internal memos call the amended advisory "scientifically flawed and inadequate." And, while the 2004 advisory was jointly published by EPA, which regulates mercury in the environment, and FDA, charged with the regulation of mercury in seafood products, the agency says it didn't know about FDA's new advisory until the report was practically finished. The Environmental Working Group obtained a copy of the new FDA document and reports that FDA is now encouraging women and children to eat more than 12 ounces of fish per week to acquire the most nutrients. This reverses the current recommended limit (which is 12 ounces) and raises questions about the science that led to this conclusion. What on earth made mercury consumption less risky? And just who is benefitting? I'm not convinced it's women and children. Source: Washington Post
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