Tuna and Mercury

Hi,

I just got your baby 411 as a christmas present and I was reading the little section that says which fish NOT to eat when breastfeeding. The old FDA list of fish to avoid:

Shark
Swordfish
King mackerel
Tilefish

But, not Tuna. I saw a Bill Moyer's NOW special awhile back that exposed the tuna industry's influence on the FDA and thus Tuna's NOT being listed.

http://www.pbs.org/now/science/mercuryinfish.html

Tuna should REALLY be on that list in the 411 book. I hope the authors will update the next version of their book with this info, even if the FDA won't update their list.

Thanks for listening,

Jocelyn

From what I read, albacore tuna or fresh tuna steaks are the worst. That plain old chunk tuna in the can in moderation is okay due to the processing it goes through.