Unusually High Mercury in Tuna Sushi

--Read More In: Mind/Brain | News | Nutrition | Signal VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! Workers of the World Unite!! At last our pinko commie revenge upon the shoulder-surfing Rich Bastards is at hand!!!! In the form, of ... ... ... -tuna. The NYT reports on a study they had started last year with scientists from Robert Wood Johnson Med Center and Rutgers University. The results show that in all locations they tested around New York City, the levels of Mercury (as methylmercury) found in Tuna Sushi were elevated. -In fact, a few locations had levels so high that the FDA could legally take action against the vendors in question. Due to the size of fish pieces and concentrations of each, a person could reach the EPA’s Daily Reference Dose of Mercury in as few as ~1-2 pieces. The least contaminated tuna would have the average 154lb. person at that dose in about 72 pieces. The most important takeaway is that the highest concentrations of mercury came in the ~most expensive tuna sus...