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2003-04
Type
House
Session
Year
Department
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Answering member
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Legislation
Subject
Publisher
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of research undertaken by the US Food and Drug Administration into mercury contamination of tuna; what advice his Department gives to consumers on the consumption of tuna, with particular reference to mercury content. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of research undertaken by the US Food and Drug Administration into mercury contamination of tuna; what advice his Department gives to consumers on the consumption of tuna, with particular reference to mercury content. - Including figures.
Asked by
Norman Baker
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Melanie Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
13 January 2004
For answer on
22 January 2004
Answered on
22 January 2004
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of research undertaken by the US
Food and Drug Administration into mercury contamination of tuna; [148591]
(2) what advice his Department gives to consumers on the consumption of tuna, with particular reference to mercury content.
[148593]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The Food Standards Agency advises that pregnant and breast-feeding women, and women who intend to become
pregnant, should limit their consumption of tuna to no more than two medium size cans (drained weight approximately 140 g.) or one
fresh tuna steak per week as a precaution due to the mercury content. Other consumers do not need to limit their consumption of
tuna. This is in line with advice issued by the US Food and Drug Administration on fish consumption, based on surveys of the mercury
content of fish.
Subjects
Contamination; Chemicals; Fish; Pollution; Research; Mercury; Tuna; US Food and Drug Administration
Date
22 January 2004
Reference
416 c1433-4W; 148591;148593
House
House of Commons