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Image Source: Shutterstock<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nEating Fish: FDA July 2019 Guidance<\/h3>\n
The FDA and EPA have updated guidance regarding eating fish<\/a>. This advice is geared toward helping women who are pregnant or may become pregnant – as well as breastfeeding mothers and parents of young children – make informed choices when it comes to fish that is healthy and safe to eat. FDA Fish Consumption Advice Chart<\/a> (PDF)<\/strong><\/p>\n If you eat fish caught by family or friends, check for fish advisories<\/a>. If there is no advisory, eat only one serving and no other fish that week. For current advisories visit each state, territory or tribe fish advisory website. Links can be found at the EPA Webste<\/a> or through the EPA List of State, Territory and Tribe Fish Advisory Sites<\/a><\/p>\n Maintaining a safe seafood product requires caring for the product from the time it is caught until it is consumed; that responsibility doesn\u2019t end at the point of sale. Local, state and federal food safety regulations require that fishermen \u2013 just like others in the seafood supply chain \u2013 be aware of and use proper handling and storage practices to ensure a safe product. Learn what are the good choices you can make when it comes to seafood, and why you should make them.
\nThis advice supports the recommendations of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans<\/em><\/a>, developed for people 2 years and older. For advice about feeding children under 2 years of age, you can consult the American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a>
\nChoose a variety of fish that are lower in mercury.\u00a0<\/strong>You can use this guide and chart<\/a> to help you choose which fish to eat, and how often to eat them, based on their mercury levels. The “Best Choice” have the lowest levels of mercury.<\/p>\n\n
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Media Source: FDA<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nFish and Shellfish Advisories and Safe Eating Guidelines<\/h3>\n
\nA consumption advisory<\/strong> <\/em>is a recommendation to limit or avoid eating certain species of fish or shellfish<\/strong><\/em> caught from specific water bodies or types of water bodies (e.g., lakes, rivers or coastal waters) due to contamination.<\/span><\/span>
\nAdvisories may be issued for the general public – or for specific groups of people at risk – such as:<\/p>\n\n
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<\/p>\nKnow Your Seafood – Make Informed Choices<\/h3>\n
\nBy simply asking a few questions about whether a store or restaurant offers sustainable seafood, you can help shape demand for fish that has been caught or farmed in environmentally responsible ways:<\/p>\n\n
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\nThis video from Monterrey Bay Aquarium\u2019s Seafood Watch<\/a> program highlights why such questions are important and how you can help protect the ocean just by asking your local grocery store or restaurant if they serve sustainable seafood.<\/p>\n