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- WASHINGTON - A coalition of environmental and health care groups in the
United States has issued a warning about mercury levels in tuna fish.
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- The group, called Health Care Without
Harm, says pre-school children should eat no more than one tuna fish sandwich
a week. It also says pregnant women should avoid it altogether to protect
against dangerous levels of mercury.
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- The coalition analyzed 27 samples of
major brands of tuna, fish sticks and shrimp from grocery stores. Tuna
contained the most mercury with an average of .167 parts per million.
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- Mercury can cause permanent brain and
nervous system damage to the developing bodies of pre-schoolers and unborn
babies.
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- Coal-powered utility plants are the biggest
producers of mercury emissions that contaminate streams, lakes and rivers.
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- * LINKS: <http://newsworld.cbc.ca/cgi-bin/go.pl?1999/05/06/tuna990506#linksWebsites
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