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...Frank Palumbo:I?m not sure it leaves them in any different position than they were in before. There?s still a federal law that says marijuana is Schedule 1 drug, per the FDA label. The reason marijuana is labeled a Schedule 1 substance is the federal government has determined it has no medical...
...FDA insists it has taken a good hard look at the current numbers and sees no reason to add tuna to its list of suggested fish to avoid (shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish). As long as women avoid the mercury-prone fish they list, agency officials add, there are no safety issues associated with eating fish...
...While the Food and Drug Administration has chosen to downplay the risk associated with tuna, watchdog organizations like the Environmental Working Group and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group are throwing up red flags, accusing the FDA of taking a lax position on an important safety issue...
...PIRG disagree. After conducting their own mercury tests, they have expanded the FDA list to include tuna, sea bass, Gulf Coast oysters, marlin, halibut, pike, walleye, white (Pacific) croaker and largemouth bass. According to a joint report from the groups, "The odds are greater than one in 1,000 that consumption of a single meal of these fish will expose the fetus to a potentially hazardous amount" of mercury. The report goes on to list "safe" fish, including farm-raised trout, farm-raised catfish, shrimp, fish sticks, summer flounder, wild Pacific salmon, croaker, mid-Atlantic blue crab and haddock...
...this point," says Carolyn Manning, R.D., associate professor in department of nutrition and dietetics at the University of Delaware. "They're being pulled in different directions, told totally different things almost every day. Do pregnant women need to give up tuna fish, for example? If you listen to the FDA, the answer is no. If you listen to these very vocal environmental groups, the answer is absolutely," says Manning...