date:Sep 20, 2012
Tuna-loving school kids are at risk for mercury poisoning, according to a new report sponsored by several public health, consumer and environmental groups.
Most children are already consuming only modest amounts of tuna and are not at significant risk, said Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project (MPP). So the focus really needs to be on kids who eat tuna often, to limit their mercury exposure by offering them lower-mercury seafood or other nutritious alternatives.
In its report