A spot check of canned tuna shows there can be unpredictable spikes in mercury levels from one can to another, making the staple “too risky” to eat during pregnancy.
Being exposed to large amounts of mercury while pregnant may cause permanent brain damage in the baby, the National Institutes of Health notes.to fish that are highest and lowest in the contaminant. Canned light tuna is listed among"best choices," which means two to three 4-ounce servings per week are safe to eat during pregnancy, according to the agency.
The organization’s advice is to avoid canned tuna altogether if you are pregnant. It also recommends children should eat light or skipjack tuna only.The National Fisheries Institute, which represents canned tuna manufacturers, says the mercury levels Consumer Reports found were “nowhere near” the amount the FDA links with health problems.
“Neither of these levels begin to even approach this limit and are completely safe to consume,” Gibbons says in a statement to TODAY.com.TODAY.com reached out for comment from the five companies whose tunas were tested.
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