States' Risk-Benefit Fish Consumption Model Shows Greater Risk Than FDA

A recently updated model developed by toxicologists with state agencies in Connecticut and Minnesota that attempts to assess the risks of potential mercury exposure and benefits of consuming omega 3 oils in seafood indicates a greater risk from mercury than a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) model published last summer to support draft fish consumption advice issued by EPA and FDA. The public comment period on the draft joint advisory to women of childbearing age on seafood consumption recently ended,...