Currently, EU and UK regulations set the mercury limit in tuna at 1mg/kg. The mercury threshold is three times higher for tuna than for other fish species. Aisling Pigott-Jones, a member of the ...

An environmental NGO has issued a warning about high mercury levels in tinned tuna sold in the UK and EU countries. Research conducted by the BLOOM Association and Foodwatch France over 18 months ...

and consumer-rights organisation Foodwatch analysed 148 tins of tuna from five European countries: the UK, Germany, Spain, France and Italy. They found that all the products contained mercury, and ...

The current EU and UK law sets a limit of 1 mg/kg for mercury in tuna and 0.3 mg/kg for other fish. However, as reported by The Mirror, the study found that 57 percent of the tins tested exceeded ...

An alert has been issued over tins of tuna sold in the UK containing a substance which poses a "colossal risk to public health". Mercury, which has even been linked to some cancers, was discovered ...

Mystery over persistent mercury levels in tuna 540lb tuna fished from Welsh waters Washed-up tuna shows species' UK return - experts The tuna canning process means that mercury concentration is ...

Experts have warned that tins of tuna sold in the UK could contain a toxic metal. A study found that methylmercury was found in almost 150 cans purchased in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Britain.

The mercury content in tuna, particularly in certain types like albacore, poses a significant health risk. Larger species of tuna, such as bigeye and bluefin, tend to accumulate higher levels of ...