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Article: SWORDFISH CONTAMINATED MERCURY LEVELS HIGH IN SAMPLES.(FRONT)
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- The Capital Times
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- September 16, 2005
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Byline: Libby Quaid Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Store-bought swordfish contained mercury levels above the legal limit in a study released Thursday by environmental groups.
A University of North Carolina Lab found elevated mercury concentrations in 24 swordfish samples from supermarket chains including Whole Foods, which has a location here, and Albertsons, which owns the Jewel-Osco chain that has stores in Wisconsin.
Groups that paid for the analysis want supermarkets to post signs warning shoppers of health risks from mercury, and they want the government to increase its testing.
"Americans have a right to know what's in their food, ...