Small fish for small fry
Organisations like the Australian Marine Conservation Society have been trying to educate people's choices of seafood for years now...
http://www.amcs.org.au/default2.asp?active_page_id=137
...but this latest report by the The Medical Journal of Australia discussed here in SMH...
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/big-fish-unsafe-for-children/2008/01/06/1199554485301.html
...adds further consideration to your seafood choices; that of high levels of Mercury in larger fish and the potential for damage to small children's health. Of course, Mercury levels in seafood isn't a new topic but this is nonetheless an interesting read.
Nick
Contributed by Nick Lo added 2008-01-07
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- Emma added 2008-09-16
We all need o be conscious of how much seafood we are consuming, the statistics are scary!
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