Groups push for protection from mercury in seafood
An FDA investigator preparing a test sample for mercury. (Photo: FDA)
(UNITED STATES, 7/27/2012)
Environmental and consumer organisations filed a lawsuit challenging the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to implement stricter standards to protect the public from mercury in seafood.
The lawsuit seeks a response to a 2011 petition for rules requiring seafood sellers to post signs about the danger of mercury in fish, improved health advisories for people most at-risk from mercury exposure and more stringent mercury limits for FDA-approved seafood.
“We are filing suit because the government has failed to respond to reasonable precautions protecting Americans from mercury toxicity in seafood,” said Todd Steiner, executive director of the (More Info)
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