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WaterNews for January 12, 2001

WaterNews is a weekly on-line publication that announces publications, policies, and activities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water.

Inside this week's WaterNews:

  1. FDA and EPA Issue Advisories on Fish

1) FDA and EPA Issue Advisories on Fish

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued advice to pregnant women and others on the hazards of consuming commercially available fish that may be contaminated with mercury. EPA, in conjunction with the FDA's announcement, issued advice concerning fish from non-commercial sources - freshwater fish both caught and directly eaten by subsistence and recreational fishers. EPA is recommending that women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, nursing mothers and young children, limit consumption of such fish to one meal per week (six ounces of cooked fish per adult; two ounces of cooked fish per child).

Additional information on FDA's advisory is available at http://www.fda.gov/ Exit EPA Disclaimer on the Internet.

Additional information on EPA's advisory as well as a listing of state and local contacts on fish safety is available at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/ on the Internet.

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