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Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute from Washington State University Extension.
Do your packed lunches include tuna salad? The Washington State Department of Health has specific advice for eating canned tuna. How much. How often. Canned tuna has relatively high levels of mercury as compared with salmon or flounder. High levels may cause harm to a developing fetus, nursing infants, or young children.
Canned tuna is safe when consumed in recommended amounts. Women of childbearing age, expectant and nursing mothers should limit canned tuna to 6 ounces per week. Children under six years to three ounces or less depending on their weight. According to the Washington State Department of Health studies, “Canned Light Tuna” has less mercury than “Canned White (Albacore) Tuna. Visit the Washington State Department of
Health website to learn more.
This is Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension.
Resources
Washington State Department of Health. Statewide Mercury Advisories for Fish: StoreBrought/Commercial Fish Advice. Accessed online 1/5/23.