U. Of Maryland Launches Web Site to Bring Consumers Information On Topic of Mercury

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The federal government's 2004 warning about the dangers of mercury in seafood took a big bite out of the tuna industry.

Sales dropped by 10 percent after the advisory, according to the U.S. Tuna Foundation, and haven't recovered since.

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U. Of Maryland Launches Web Site to Bring Consumers Information On Topic of Mercury

The warning, the seafood industry protested, was only for pregnant women, nursing mothers and very young children, and only regarded eating seafood in excess - why did it take such a toll on Americans' seafood consumption?

The University of Maryland's new Center for Food, Nutrition and Ag...

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