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January 02, 2006

Removing Mercury Warnings

Consumers beware. This report discusses new federal government action to reduce labeling on mercury content of food.
A GOP-sponsored bill to supercede consumer-safety warning labels on food in most states will prohibit scientifically accurate warnings about mercury levels in tuna high enough to cause measurable neurological damage in fetuses. The FDA is backing the lower standards and is suing states that attempt to impose more accurate warning labels.
 

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Posted on January 2, 2006 01:07 PM by Consum40.
Filed in Reports by Consumers under consumer issues.
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