Mercurio in pesce spada origine Spagna/mercury above legal limit in chilled swordfish (Xyphias gladius) from Spain
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Spain
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Some chilled swordfish from Spain has too much mercury. Mercury is a metal that can be harmful if eaten too much.
What's happening? Italy found swordfish with mercury above the safe limit. The fish came from Spain.
Does this affect me? If you ate swordfish from Spain, you might have had too much mercury.
What should I do? Stop eating the swordfish. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Italy
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