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FDA issues warning on mercury fillings.(Warnings/recalls)(Food and Drug Administration)

FDA for the first time is warning that silver dental fillings, which contain mercury, may pose a safety concern for pregnant women and young children, The Associated Press reported June 13.

The agency posted the precaution on its Web site earlier this month to settle a lawsuit, making the move a victory for anti-mercury activists.

The warning is not aimed at the general population, only at two groups already urged to limit mercury from another source--seafood--because too much can harm a developing brain.

The fillings, formally known as dental amalgams, "contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and fetuses," ...

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