News Release - Tuna Industry Underscores Safety of Yellowfin Used in Canned Tuna

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News Release

Tuna Industry Underscores Safety of Yellowfin Used in Canned Tuna

Tuesday January 3, 2006

Outlines Inaccuracies in Media Reports

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" When yellowfin is used in canned light tuna, the mercury level is

very low, " said Dave Burney, USTF's Executive Director. " No one is at

risk from the minute amounts of mercury in any form of canned tuna. "

Nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, iodine, iron and chorine

present in fish such as wild and farmed salmon, shrimp, pollock, cod,

canned light tuna and catfish, are important in brain development and

may lessen the effects of dyslexia, autism, hyperactivity and

attention deficit disorder, researchers have found, and some studies

have linked those nutrients with increased intelligence in infants

and young children.