Mercury risk found in Europe's canned tuna
Mercury contamination in canned tuna sold across major European markets has reached worrying levels, with some samples containing four times the legal limit, French environmental groups said on Tuesday.
According to a new report from the Paris-based NGO Bloom, which focuses on preserving the marine environment, and consumer rights organization Foodwatch, tests revealed mercury contamination in all 148 canned tuna samples purchased in France, Germany, England, Spain and Italy.
More than half of the samples exceeded the mercury safety limit of 0.3 milligrams per kilogram, the standard typically applied to other fish, they warned.
