USDA Advisors Urge EPA, FDA To 'Re-Evaluate' Tuna Consumption Advice

February 25, 2015
Scientists advising the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) on their pending 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are recommending in a newly released report that EPA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which jointly publish fish consumption guidelines for pregnant women, "re-evaluate" their recommendation regarding tuna. The Dietary Guidelines, released every five years, carries authority beyond all other agencies' dietary advice. In addition to providing the public with nutritious eating advice, the guidelines also...


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