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Consumption Advice
Joint Federal Advisory for Mercury in Fish
- Public Health Advisory: What you
need to know about mercury in fish & shellfish
Advice to women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers,
and young children. The complete advisory message, including a set of
frequently asked questions. | Print
Version (PDF, 56KB, 2pages)
- Fact Sheet: Backgrounder on
the FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory on Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
Background on the process used to develop and test the advisory message,
a summary of the key messages and of differences between the current
and previous advisories. | Print
Version (PDF, 67KB, 5 pages)
- Advisory programs
in your State | State
Contacts list
State and tribal environmental programs and departments of health issue
fish consumption advisories for their waterbodies. The contacts page
lists fish consumption advisory program contact information and links
to fish consumption advice from states, tribes, and territories.
Technical Information
Background
- Stakeholder meetings on FDA and EPA development of a joint advisory
for methylmercury-containing fish consumption for women of childbearing
age and children - July 29-31, 2003. All links exit EPA.
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