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Mercury Stories - episode 3 - oceana.org
Mercury can affect a child’s cognitive development as was the case with Matthew Davis, an ordinary child who ended up 12-and-a-half times above the FDA’s recommended safety levels for mercury.
Mercury Stories - episode 1 - oceana.org
Film producer Hardy Jones describes how his diet rich in fish led to chronic mercury poisoning
Mercury Stories - episode 2 - oceana.org
Dr. Jane Hightower asks “What’s for dinner?” Find out how mercury in seafood may harm expectant mothers and developing children.
Mercury Stories - episode 4 - oceana.org
One woman hoping to have a baby discovers her mercury levels were dangerously high. Mercury contamination in pregnant women can damage a child’s cognitive development, which is why the FDA warns expectant mothers to limit their intake.
Mercury Stories - episode 5 - oceana.org
Actor Ted Danson discusses a critical matter of public health that not many are aware of: mercury contamination in seafood.
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"What's the link between cupcakes, cookies and the ocean? We don't bake with sea salt, but we still want to make sure it's harvested from safe waters. We're all obliged to help protect the environment and we're proud to help out in any way possible." -- Warren Brown, host of "Sugar Rush" on The Food Network and the owner of CakeLove. (Market Wire, Nov. 9, 2007)