Miami Vegan Blog
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Whalemeat toxic - Japanese schools
Reuters Photo: A wholesaler prepares to sell whale meat at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo December...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Whalemeat served in school lunches in an area of rural Japan are contaminated with alarming levels of mercury, a local assemblyman said on Wednesday, calling for a halt in plans for the meat to be shipped to schools nationwide.
Hisato Ryono, a assemblyman in Taiji, a historic whaling town some 450 km (280 miles) west of Tokyo, said two samples of short-finned pilot whale had mercury levels 10 to 16 times more than advised by the Health Ministry.
The samples, bought from two local supermarkets, also had 10-12 times more methyl mercury than advised levels, he said.
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Shocking!
"...more methyl mercury than advised levels..."
That's a scary statement.
"...more methyl mercury than advised levels..."
That's a scary statement.
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