Urge the FDA to protect the public from mercury in fish

Join GotMercury.org in calling on food safety officials to require posting of mercury warnings wherever fish is sold and to cut by half the current 30-year-old mercury limits to better protect the health of women, children and anyone who eats tuna, swordfish and other seafood. 

The primary source of mercury exposure in humans is through the consumption of fish.  Scientific studies have shown that mercury ingestion can lead to memory loss, developmental and learning disorders, vision loss, heart disease and, in extreme cases, can result in death.

Food safety officials should do more to make our food safer.

Dear Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg,

We the undersigned strongly urge the FDA to mandate mercury-in-fish warning signs at all supermarkets and restaurants where mercury-laden fish is sold. We also urge the FDA to improve food safety and slash obsolete mercury limits for commercial fish in half to match that of recreational fish. Lastly, canned light tuna must be categorized as a high mercury-laden fish. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
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This petition has a goal of 5000 signatures
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Number Date Name Location What should the FDA do to ...
3230 Mon Aug 06 19:38:11 EDT 2012 Emily Birnbaum Merrick, NY
3229 Wed Aug 01 11:49:30 EDT 2012 DONTE WITHERSPOON WOODLAND HILLS, CA
3228 Sun Jul 29 15:15:34 EDT 2012 Carl Borrowman Twentynine Palms, CA 1)Mandate periodic fish testing in all states, including Wyoming; test all freshwater and saltwater fish imported and exported to and from those states.
2)Establish and mandate clear labels More....
3227 Sat Jul 28 14:50:36 EDT 2012 gina bochicchio bainbridge, NY save da fishies!!!!
3226 Sat Jul 28 14:42:09 EDT 2012 billy salvatore massapequa, NY LOWER THE LIMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3225 Sat Jul 28 14:39:03 EDT 2012 sam tessora sidney, NY Stricter limits
3224 Wed Jul 25 16:28:22 EDT 2012 FATIMA MOHMAND CAMP HILL, PA make laws against selling high mercury fish and other foods in the U.S.

1) BAN THE DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN OUR RIVERS LAKES AND OCEAN.
2) PROVIDE CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE
3) More....
3223 Wed Jul 25 00:07:42 EDT 2012 jamie morales BRONX, NY we need to develop more long term, sustainable forms of fuels. the burning of fossil fuels is a global issue. its making everyone sick. not only are we killing our plant slowly but we are killing ourselves More....
3222 Tue Jul 24 14:47:41 EDT 2012 Sarah Adams Asheville, NC 1) list mercury levels on packaging at grocery stores, ect...
2) lower the legal mercury action level from 1 part per million (ppm) to 0.5 ppm
3221 Fri Jul 20 20:04:14 EDT 2012 Vladislav Lishilenko Brooklyn, NY
3220 Thu Jul 19 01:27:26 EDT 2012 William Petti sidney, NY LOWER THE ACCEPTABLE LEVELS!
3219 Mon Jul 16 00:59:05 EDT 2012 Rosemary Lazier Ottawa, ON More rigorous testing of mercury levels in fisheries, before the fish is distributed is necessary. Mercury limits should be monitored consistently.
3218 Thu Jul 12 02:06:06 EDT 2012 mauricio carvajal Santiago, ot
3217 Wed Jul 11 14:58:07 EDT 2012 Christine Webb St. Petersburg , FL Clean up our oceans! All this mercury is there because governments allowed manufacturers to pollute. This should be a major U.N. or global issue.
3216 Thu Jul 05 11:06:25 EDT 2012 dan cappello lawrence, PA
3215 Thu Jul 05 11:05:11 EDT 2012 dan cappello lawrence, PA
3214 Thu Jul 05 11:04:35 EDT 2012 dan cappello lawrence, PA
3213 Tue Jun 26 04:17:29 EDT 2012 George Todd Newport, OR Put severe limits on coal plant emissions of mercury. Provide closer inspection of imported fish.
3212 Thu Jun 07 01:57:09 EDT 2012 Denise LaChance Los Angeles, CA
3211 Tue Jun 05 01:14:53 EDT 2012 Amy Barbieri san francisco, CA We the undersigned strongly urge the FDA to mandate mercury-in-fish warning signs at all supermarkets and restaurants where mercury-laden fish is sold. We also urge the FDA to improve food safety and slash More....
3210 Mon Jun 04 15:03:29 EDT 2012 Priscilla Gallou Dreux FRANCE, ot
3209 Tue May 29 19:25:12 EDT 2012 Angie J Gray Warren, MI Mercury causes genetic mutation, and even though it helps prevent human overpopulation, there are other species out there that need all the population due to reduced habitat, species that could help to More....
3208 Mon May 28 09:21:41 EDT 2012 Francis Kerckhof Izegem, ot
3207 Sun May 13 12:55:30 EDT 2012 Philip Green Hendersonville, NC The FDA should make any venders selling fish to post the levels of mercury and how much mercury intake is considered safe in a normal healthy diet in a prominent place
3206 Sat May 12 11:05:03 EDT 2012 Francis Kerckhof Izegem, ot
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