The limit of 0.500 mg/kg of mercury in canned tuna was exceeded by the following percentages of the cans: 33.3% of light tuna, 16.7% of white tuna, and 0% of Skipjack, frigate tuna and mackerel. The mercury content of the cans of Spanish light tuna that were analyzed was variable and...
AConsumer Reports investigationout Thursday morning found "unpredictable" spikes of mercury levels in five popular canned tuna brands — and suggests that pregnant people "avoid canned tuna altogether.""While canned tuna, especially light varieties, has relatively low average levels of mercury, individua...
Mercury concentrations are higher in predatory fish such as tuna and generally increase with age and size. So this concern has largely been associated with the use of tuna species such as albacore and larger tuna specimens. Skipjack and yellowfin are the main tuna species listed as ingredients in...
In regard to the three types of preparation-packaging media for canned tuna, total Hg content was found in the following order: olive oil > natural > pickled sauce; the last showed significant statistical differences (p < 0.01) with the other two preparations. Between the two evaluated canned...
Fish and shellfish have a natural tendency to concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of methylmercury, a highly toxic organic compound of mercury. Species of fish that are high on the food chain, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, bluefin tuna, albacore tuna, and tile...
Crab, lobster, shrimp and oysters are low in mercury content and safer to eat than other fish, including shark, bluefish, grouper and Chilean sea bass. (Image credit: NOAA) Mercury is a naturally occurring chemical, but it can become harmful when it contaminates fresh and seawater areas. ...
cell pertussis (DTP),Haemophilus influenzae(HIB), and hepatitis B. However, no definite link between this small amount of mercury and any known disease has been found. Nonetheless, concerns over mercury content in vaccine have led to the increased availability of mercury-free vaccines.[37, 38,...
However, our study was constructed based upon the model for risk assessment of mercury in tuna set forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Yess. This model was chosen because it is the current standard for risk assessment of mercury in tuna and because it is consistent, and ...
The aim of this research was to determine total mercury (Hg) content in 69 canned tuna of 13 brands marketed in southwest Brazil. All values are reported in μg.g wet weight basis. Potential health risk was estimated on the basis of mercury concentration and average consumption (175 g/per...
AConsumer Reports investigationout Thursday morning found "unpredictable" spikes of mercury levels in five popular canned tuna brands — and suggests that pregnant people "avoid canned tuna altogether." "While canned tuna, especially light varieties, has relatively low average levels of mercury, individ...