http://civileats.com/2008/11/13/a-new-poll-reveals-americans-agree-fda-not-doing-enough-to-protect-food-supply/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://civileats.com/2008/11/13/a-new-poll-reveals-americans-agree-fda-not-doing-enough-to-protect-food-supply/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Food Safety = Local Food at Chiot’s Run Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:21:10 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=527#comment-409 [...] Civil Eats had an article last week stating “According to a Consumer Reports poll released this week, Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about U.S. food safety, and the overwhelming majority want the government to do more to monitor the American food supply.” [...] [...] Civil Eats had an article last week stating “According to a Consumer Reports poll released this week, Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about U.S. food safety, and the overwhelming majority want the government to do more to monitor the American food supply.” [...]

]]> http://civileats.com/2008/11/13/a-new-poll-reveals-americans-agree-fda-not-doing-enough-to-protect-food-supply/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Teri Shore Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:58:37 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=527#comment-386 The FDA has also failed to test and label seafood for mercury content. People who eat tuna, swordfish, shark and other fish could be at risk of mercury poisoning, particularly mothers, children and high-volume fish eaters. To check mercury exposure based on U.S. standards, you can enter your weight, fish choice and serving size into the calculator at www.gotmercury.org or www.gotmercury.mobi on cell phones. The FDA has also failed to test and label seafood for mercury content. People who eat tuna, swordfish, shark and other fish could be at risk of mercury poisoning, particularly mothers, children and high-volume fish eaters. To check mercury exposure based on U.S. standards, you can enter your weight, fish choice and serving size into the calculator at http://www.gotmercury.org or http://www.gotmercury.mobi on cell phones.

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