Mercury in Fish news articles

Summary: In America one-in-six children born every year have been exposed to mercury levels so high that they are potentially at risk for learning disabilities and motor skill impairment and short-term memory loss. That type of mercury exposure is caused by eating certain kinds of fish, which contain high levels of the toxin from both natural and man-made sources such as emissions from coal-fired power plants. One government analysis shows that 630,000 children each year are exposed to potentially unsafe mercury levels in the womb. If the government and its scientists know about the mercury problem, why do so many people continue to be poisoned?

Summary: Unparalled look at the current "tuna" landscape. Touches on the ongoing Landvik-Fellner vs Tri-Union Seafood case (Chicken of the Sea), body-builder Luke Lindley who ate a can of tuna a day and experienced very adverse health effects, and touches on the generally shady nature of the tuna industry and its bought-off spokespeople and hired hitmen.