U.S. government agencies warn pregnant women and others that some fish may be contaminated with mercury.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have issued advisories to pregnant women and others regarding hazards of eating commercially available fish that may be contaminated with mercury.
The EPA advisory regarded fish from non-commercial sources such as freshwater fish caught and eaten by subsistence and recreational fishermen. 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 with six ounces of cooked fish per adult and two ounces of cooked fish per child.