Mercury in swordfish
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Spain
- Notifier
- Netherlands
What is this? Swordfish may have too much mercury. Mercury is a metal that can be harmful if eaten too much.
What's happening? Some swordfish from Spain have high mercury. The Netherlands found this and told stores to stop selling them.
Does this affect me? If you ate swordfish from Spain recently, you might have had too much mercury.
What should I do? Throw away any swordfish from Spain. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Netherlands
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