> All dangerous canned tuna fish should carry warning labels just like
> "ingredients" and "nutrition facts." There is currently no way
> someone would know that eating normal canned tuna fish could have
> serious health effects especially in children, as the below SF Gate
> and Wall Street Journal Articles demonstrate.
>
> According to the FDA, white albacore is so dangerous that an adult may
> eat only one 6 ounce can per week! But nowhere on the can does anyone
> find this advisory! An average person might eat as many as 7 or more
> cans per week as white albacore is otherwise as good of a protein
> source as chicken! They would thus have 700%% the safe limit.
>
> From:
> NRDC Mercury Contamination in Fish - Learn About Mercury and Its
> Effects http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/effects.asp
>
> "Mercury and Human Health:
>
> Humans risk ingesting dangerous levels of mercury when they eat
> contaminated fish. Since the poison is odorless, invisible and
> accumulates in the meat of the fish, it is not easy to detect and
> can't be avoided by trimming off the skin or other parts.
>
> Once in the human body, mercury acts as a neurotoxin, interfering with
> the brain and nervous system.
>
> Exposure to mercury can be particularly hazardous for pregnant women
> and small children. During the first several years of life, a child's
> brain is still developing and rapidly absorbing nutrients. Prenatal
> and infant mercury exposure can cause mental retardation, cerebral
> palsy, deafness and blindness. Even in low doses, mercury may affect a
> child's development, delaying walking and talking, shortening
> attention span and causing learning disabilities.
>
> In adults, mercury poisoning can adversely affect fertility and blood
> pressure regulation and can cause memory loss, tremors, vision loss
> and numbness of the fingers and toes. A growing body of evidence
> suggests that exposure to mercury may also lead to heart disease."
> http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/effects.asp
>
> How much Fish/mercury is safe? Find out here:
> NRDC Mercury Contamination in Fish - Eating Tuna Safely
> http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/tuna.asp
>
> Calculate Mercury levels in all types of fish:
> Mercury Fish Calculator
> http://www.gotmercury.org/article.php?list=type&type=75
>
> Handy Wallet Mercury Fish Advisory Card:
> Helps you remember how many servings of various types of fish is safe
> per month:
> http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/walletcard.pdf
>
> SF Gate Article
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/08/03/EDG5LE1E251.DTL%%...
>
> Wall Street Journal Article
> http://www.chelationtherapyonline.com/technical/p112.htm
>
> FDA EPA Advisory:
> http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/admehg3.html
>
> Mercury in Sushi Tuna
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/dining/23sushi.html
>
> http://www.mercurypolicy.org/new/documents/TunaReleaseFinal012604.pdf
>
> Yahoo Answers
> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080616170817AAkENkI
> "my friend's co-worker eats at least one can of tuna a day...and her
> sons (3 of them) are all mildly retarded. she now thinks it's the tuna
> cans."
>
> Based on the above info this is probably so. This is serious! How
> many people have suffered or will suffer out of ignorance? We need
> labeling now!