The FDA and EPA say most women and young children should avoid the first four highest-mercury fish below. They’re considering adding the last two to the list. If you are a frequent consumer of any type of fish—24 ounces or more per week—Consumer Reports suggests that you avoid the fish below as well.
To minimize your mercury intake, limit your consumption of these higher-mercury fish.
Visit our mercury in seafood resources page for more information on making safer seafood choices. The page includes the Got Mercury? calculator, developed by the Turtle Island Restoration Network. Enter the types and amount of fish you plan to eat for the week, along with your body weight, and you’ll see whether you’ll be exceeding the safe dietary limit for mercury.
The FDA and EPA say most women and young children should avoid the first four highest-mercury fish below. They’re considering adding the last two to the list. If you are a frequent consumer of any type of fish—24 ounces or more per week—Consumer Reports suggests that you avoid the fish below as well.
To minimize your mercury intake, limit your consumption of these higher-mercury fish.
Visit our mercury in seafood resources page for more information on making safer seafood choices. The page includes the Got Mercury? calculator, developed by the Turtle Island Restoration Network. Enter the types and amount of fish you plan to eat for the week, along with your body weight, and you’ll see whether you’ll be exceeding the safe dietary limit for mercury.
The FDA and EPA are seeking feedback on their proposed guidelines on fish before they are made final.
Make your voice heard by asking the agencies to improve their advice about tuna consumption and require that their cautionary advice be posted where fish is sold so that it’s easier to make the right choices to minimize mercury exposure. Submit comments on the Regulations.gov site.
Consumer Reports believes the agencies should: