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Mercury in seafood is worse than previously understood.

December 4, 2012
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“A report to be released Tuesday by the Biodiversity Research Institute in Gorham evaluates the amount of mercury in fish species around the world and suggests that levels of the toxin previously deemed safe are probably not.” The Portland Press Herald has the story here: http://www.pressherald.com/news/Gorham-institute-Mercury-in-seafood-more-harmful-than-believed.html Print

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