Jocelyn
01-02-2004, 09:52 AM
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
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