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Missoula advocates urge Albertsons to post FDA mercury advisory on fish cases
Summary
Advocates from Women’s Voices for the Earth and a local grocery manager told a Missoula public forum that supermarkets should post the FDAmethylmercury advisory at fish counters so pregnant women and children can choose lower-mercury seafood; organizers said tests of samples from local Albertsons stores showed levels above the FDA action level.
Advocates and a local grocery manager in Missoula urged Albertsons to post the federal Food and Drug Administration(FDA) advisory about methylmercury on fish cases so shoppers — especially pregnant women and children — can make safer choices.
Erin, a representative of Women—s Voices for the Earth, told the public that “Mercury is a very potent neurotoxin, and it's been linked to learning disabilities in children.” Alexandra Gorman, Director of Science and Research for Women—s Voices for the Earth, said the group bought two samples (a swordfish and a tuna steak) from two Albertsons stores in Missoula and had them tested by national labs; she said many…
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