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Article: FDA tests show risk in tuna: U.S. agency finds high mercury levels in some cans and in samples of Chilean sea bass.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- January 27, 2006
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Byline: Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne
Jan. 27--Newly released government data provide the best evidence to date that some cans of light tuna--one of America's favorite seafoods--contain high levels of mercury.
Testing by the Food and Drug Administration found that 6 percent of canned light tuna samples contained large amounts of mercury, a toxic metal that can cause learning disabilities in children and neurological problems in adults.
The findings are significant because the government has repeatedly stated that canned light tuna is low in mercury and a good choice for pregnant women and young children.
The FDA also found high mercury ...