Mercury in salted swordfish loins
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Spain
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Some packs of salted swordfish loins have too much mercury in them. Mercury is a metal that can be harmful if you eat too much.
What's happening? A country found these swordfish loins had too much mercury. They are recalling them from stores.
Does this affect me? If you bought salted swordfish loins from Spain, this may affect you.
What should I do? Stop eating the fish and return it to the store. Ask your pharmacist or doctor if you feel unwell.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Italy
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