> Bloom said all of the 148 tins of tuna randomly selected in Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Spain it tested at an independent laboratory “were contaminated with mercury”.
> The group, which campaigns for protection of the oceans, said that in more than half of the tins, the mercury level was higher than the 0.3 milligrams per kilogramme maximum limit for mercury in other fish.
> Bloom said that current accepted mercury levels of 1 milligram per kilo had been set to make sure that “95 percent” of tuna caught is sold.
>”That is the reason why tuna, among the most contaminated species, is given maximum tolerance in mercury three times higher than less contaminated species,” it said.
Whoever is still eating fish doesnt effectively care about the havoc our actions cause.
The fishing industry is fucking vile regarding the damage it causes to the ocean and what lives there.
I wonder if that’s the reason my cat refused to touch his tuna. He normally goes crazy for it and just so this time but as soon as I put the plate in front of him he smelled it and walked away.
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> Bloom said all of the 148 tins of tuna randomly selected in Britain, France, Italy, Germany and Spain it tested at an independent laboratory “were contaminated with mercury”.
> The group, which campaigns for protection of the oceans, said that in more than half of the tins, the mercury level was higher than the 0.3 milligrams per kilogramme maximum limit for mercury in other fish.
> Bloom said that current accepted mercury levels of 1 milligram per kilo had been set to make sure that “95 percent” of tuna caught is sold.
>”That is the reason why tuna, among the most contaminated species, is given maximum tolerance in mercury three times higher than less contaminated species,” it said.
Whoever is still eating fish doesnt effectively care about the havoc our actions cause.
The fishing industry is fucking vile regarding the damage it causes to the ocean and what lives there.
I wonder if that’s the reason my cat refused to touch his tuna. He normally goes crazy for it and just so this time but as soon as I put the plate in front of him he smelled it and walked away.
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