{"id":18125,"date":"2019-10-02T07:41:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T12:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/?p=18125"},"modified":"2020-03-06T17:25:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T23:25:53","slug":"fda-and-epa-2019-updated-guidance-on-fish-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/food-safety-news\/fda-and-epa-2019-updated-guidance-on-fish-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Exposure Guidelines for Eating Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fish are important in a healthy diet with a lean, low-calorie source of protein. However, some fish may contain mercury or other harmful chemicals at sufficiently high levels to cause disease.<\/p>\n

Federal, state and local governments issue fish consumption advisories when fish are unsafe to eat. The advisories may suggest that people avoid eating certain kinds or certain amounts of fish.<\/p>\n

The FDA and EPA have revised their fish consumption guidance for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and young children. The consumption revision is to help consumers who should limit their exposure to mercury – and choose from the many types of fish that are lower in mercury \u2013 including ones commonly found in grocery stores, such as salmon, shrimp, pollock, canned light tuna, tilapia, catfish, and cod.<\/p>\n

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Eating Fish: FDA July 2019 Guidance<\/h3>\n

The FDA and EPA have updated guidance regarding eating fish<\/a>. This advice is geared toward helping women who are pregnant or may become pregnant – as well as breastfeeding mothers and parents of young children – make informed choices when it comes to fish that is healthy and safe to eat.<\/p>\n

This advice supports the recommendations of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans<\/em><\/a>, developed for people 2 years and older. For advice about feeding children under 2 years of age, you can consult the American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a><\/p>\n

Choose a variety of fish that are lower in mercury.\u00a0<\/strong>You can use this guide and chart<\/a> to help you choose which fish to eat, and how often to eat them, based on their mercury levels. The “Best Choice” have the lowest levels of mercury.<\/p>\n