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 therefore comparable to, current literature.Environmental Toxicology and ChemistryShawn GerstenbergerAdam MartinsonJoanna L. Kramer...
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 tilefish contain higher concentrations of mercury than others. Because mercury and methylmer...
Because tuna steak generally contains higher levels of mercury than canned lighttuna, when choosing your two meals of fish and shellfish, you may eat up to 6 ounces (one average meal) of tuna steak per week. What if I eat more than the recommended amount of fish and shellfish in a wee...
In some studies, the levels of mercury in shark, swordfish, and large tuna steaks exceeded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) safety limit of 1 part per million. However, most other fish sold in the United States have clearly lower levels of approximately 0.3 part per million. Because o...