Advice and Tips to Choose Safer Fish and Seafood

Safe Fish and Seafood Tips from Chandra Brown on Vimeo.

 

Limit Your Exposure to Contaminated Fish and Seafood:  Learn how to make safer choices for you and your family.

  • Choose smaller fish and eat smaller portions.  Mercury builds up in larger, older fish.  In general, eating smaller fish will help you reduce your mercury levels.
  • Vary the type of fish you eat.  Choosing different types of fish from different locations will help you reduce your risk.

For further reading visit:

 US Environmental Protection Agency.  Fish Advisories.

American Association of Pediatrics.  Technical Report: Mercury in the Environment: Implications for Pediatricians.

Natural Resources Defense Council.  Mercury Contamination in Fish.