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FDA Updates Seafood Guidelines For Pregnant Women

Posted on 10/09/2017 By buyingseafood
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Expectant mothers and parents of young children have more information to help them make good seafood choices. This handy infographic has the new seafood guidelines as suggested by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These suggestions are based upon mercury content, which is known to be especially harmful to child development. Be sure to share this with anyone who may be concerned with their mercury intake while pregnant. There is a growing amount of evidence suggesting that eating fish in moderation during pregnancy has major benefits to development.

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Pregnant or not, this chart is a good resource for anyone concerned with their mercury intake. I\’m not particularly concerned about mercury, so I\’ll go on eating swordfish. Also take notice that canned albacore tuna is listed as a \”good choice\” in comparison to some of the scary language online about canned tuna\’s mercury content. I also like their graphic to show what a serving size is supposed to be.

On another note, the FDA has also updated its seafood list for 2017. This is a very useful resource that lists the accepted common and market names for fish species within US interstate commerce. It\’s fun to search and find out how many different fish can be sold as \”sole\” or \”bass.\” Some species have links for more information. Take a look for instance at the link to escolar. Don\’t let anyone tell you that escolar and white tuna are the same thing.

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