Thread: Mercury in Fish
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Old January 4th, 2004, 12:52 AM
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Default Mercury in Fish

I found a link to tables showing the comparative mercury levels for various
fish.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html

I was surprised to see that while fresh tuna is moderately high on the list,
canned tuna is much lower and safer.

I was also surprised to read at the FDA website that the problem is not pure
mercury, but "methylmercury."