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liveonearth) wrote2008-02-14 10:37 am
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Sushi Mercury Levels Wayyyyyyy High
I guess it's just as well that I stopped eating sushi. Recent laboratory tests in New York found so much mercury in tuna sushi that two or three pieces a week at some restaurants could be a health hazard. Eight out of the 44 pieces of sushi purchased by the New York Times for testing had mercury levels so high that the FDA could take legal action to remove the fish from the market.
Although all the samples were obtained in New York City, experts believe similar results would also be observed elsewhere.
While the FDA and EPA have warned children and pregnant women against consumption of canned tuna, fresh tuna was not included in the advisory. However, the tuna sushi in The New York Times sample contained far more mercury than is typically found in canned tuna.
The scientists who performed the analysis said they were "frankly surprised" by the results, and that they had run the tests several times to make sure there was no mistake.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/2/14/hazardous-levels-of-mercury-in-sushi.aspx
Although all the samples were obtained in New York City, experts believe similar results would also be observed elsewhere.
While the FDA and EPA have warned children and pregnant women against consumption of canned tuna, fresh tuna was not included in the advisory. However, the tuna sushi in The New York Times sample contained far more mercury than is typically found in canned tuna.
The scientists who performed the analysis said they were "frankly surprised" by the results, and that they had run the tests several times to make sure there was no mistake.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/2/14/hazardous-levels-of-mercury-in-sushi.aspx
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i wonder, i don't know, if tuna is a bottom feeder?
i don't think they are..
i would imagine something like an eel would be in direct contact/consumption with mercury, being that they tunnel into the ocean floor for cover.
yikes. glad i haven't eaten alot of sushi in my life.
always LOVE it, but don't get to it often.
more than you wanted to know about fish safety
My favorite online doc recommends that we stop eating fish entirely and take fish oil supplements for the essential oils that we are missing. He says to get fish oil that has been tested and proven to be free of mercury. If our FDA has come out to say pregnant women shouldn't eat tuna, then you know it must be bad.
FYI: I tested high for mercury and arsenic, myself. Hair test. Not sure where the arsenic was coming from. Maybe L was poisoning me? Heh. Just jokin'.
Re: more than you wanted to know about fish safety
i thought mercury was a naturally occuring metal in the earth, and if it's exposed..then it does damage. i was imagining it to be at the bottom of the ocean in the earth..
i wonder how burning coal affects mercury levels?
ooo i remember you saying tests showed arsenic in you..and i'm pretty sure that is something allowed in drinking water, at low levels..
eeek
L was poisoning you, just with her negative vibes!
Re: more than you wanted to know about fish safety
Arsenic is a common pollutant in well water but not in the Flagstaff area. The spring with the fountain down on Oak Creek is high in arsenic. You can also get arsenic in you from breathing auto smog and from eating commercial chicken. The feed that corporate chicken producers feed their chickens contains arsenic. Except Tyson, their chicken is arsenic free.
Anyway.
aquifer
ah ok, coal already has arsenic in it..makes sense now..thx..and I did not know Tyson was the better of all the evils.. good info. thank you darlin!
I saw Willie Nelson play last night. I am strangely single now..wayyyy extra super single..and it doesn't feel that great. Not that bad, but I do love love.
It's your Bday at the end of the week! My calandar tells me so! Doing anything fun?
Re: aquifer
I think I know that strangely super single feeling and it was uneasy for me too.....though after a while it started being wings instead of shackles. I missed the lovin' too, but the freedom was beautiful.
No big plans for the BD but it is a Friday and I am not working that night, so I betcha my sweetie will go OUT with me.
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As far as poisoning by chemicals- 10 miles away there are 2 huge, black, nasty plants or mills or something that make something that smells terrible when the wind is right. One of my first goals is to find out what it is that they are pumping out into my air.
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