Mercury levels in tuna have remained largely unchanged for over 50 years, a new study has found. The study, published in the ACS' Environmental Science & Technology Letters, found that levels of the ...

Mercury levels have been a long-time concern when it comes to seafood. While typically at acceptable levels, these brands have all been recalled at some point in time due to dangerously high mercury ...

Tuna is one of the most popular seafoods worldwide. But this protein-rich fish can build up high levels of methylmercury from feeding on contaminated prey, like smaller fish or crustaceans. Despite ...

It's tough to get away from mercury in a fish-heavy diet. As the decades have passed, mercury from power plants and factories has had plenty of time to spread through the oceans and seep into the ...

It's a scene that repeats itself constantly in the aisles of our supermarkets. You stand in front of the endless wall of ...

Different types of tuna vary in the amount that’s safe to eat weekly. Learn about canned tuna and mercury here.

In the image you can see one of the researchers pouring the liquid amino acid cysteine into a jar of canned tuna. The study showed that this novel ‘active packaging’ technique removed up to 35 percent ...

After analyzing approximately 150 cans of tuna collected from five European countries, the French nonprofit organization BLOOM announced that they were all contaminated to some extent by mercury. More ...

Tuna contains mercury, but it also provides selenium, which may help reduce mercury’s harm. Research shows that selenium binds with mercury, moving it away from the brain. Eating a variety of ...

Tuna sold in 26 states and in Washington, D.C., was recalled over concerns that it may have been contaminated. The stores affected include Trader Joe’s, Genova, Van Camp’s and H-E-B. By Jenny Gross ...