Alaska Releases New Guidelines For Mercury & Fish
July 25, 2014 | 1 min to read
The state epidemiology office has released a new mercury contamination risk determination for Alaska fish. The new guidelines basically increase the number of Alaskan fish that can be eaten safely and without restriction.
Ali Hamade Environmental Public Health Manager for the state, said Alaska fish has a lot going for it health-wise:
The benefits are really huge in terms of nutrients and if you catch the fish yourself there’s the sport benefit, there’s the cultural benefit,” Hamade said. “…so we really hope that people continue to make good fish consumption choices.”
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