Mercury in swordfish from Spain
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- mercury - {heavy metals}
- Origin
- Spain
- Notifier
- Belgium
What is this? Some swordfish from Spain may have too much mercury. Mercury is a metal that can be harmful if eaten too much.
What's happening? Belgium found high mercury in swordfish from Spain. They told other countries to watch out.
Does this affect me? If you ate swordfish from Spain, you might have had too much mercury.
What should I do? Stop eating swordfish from Spain. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: mercury - {heavy metals} · Origin: Spain · Notifier: Belgium
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