A shocking study alerts you to a food that you certainly have in your cupboard

It's a basic present in almost all cupboards:
canned tuna. Consumed by millions of people, this product is highly appreciated, particularly for its practical side. However, a survey, carried out by the NGO Bloom in partnership with Foodwatch, revealed analysis results that are worrying to say the leastas revealed South West.

The investigation thus analyzed 148 cans of tuna taken from several European countries, including France. And the results are overwhelming: all boxes analyzed contain mercury. Worse still, more than half of the samples
exceed the permissible contamination limits for other fish specieslike mackerel, whose threshold is set at 0.3 mg/kg. So how can we explain the situation?

Canned tuna contaminated with mercury: associations denounce a standard in favor of trade

In fact, the tolerance threshold for tuna is much higher, up to 1 mg/kg. But, as the associations point out, in the long term, regular exposure to mercury can lead to serious health problemsparticularly neurological.

And if the tolerance is so high for tuna, it would be for good reason in the eyes of Foodwatch. “Tuna is the most fished and consumed fish with the most lax standards. It was made to protect commerce and not consumers“, denounces the association. Are economic interests therefore more important than public health?

A French brand in the viewfinder

And if you thought French brands were safe, think again. The survey points the finger at a brand well known to consumers: Small Ship. His can of natural white tuna would display mercury levels reaching 3.9 mg/kgmore than ten times the limit set for other fish, and well above the 1 mg/kg mentioned previously. A situation which pushes NGOs to demand urgent action from the authorities.

According to Camille Dorioz, campaigns director at Foodwatch, it is imperative that distributors stop selling products whose mercury levels exceed the strictest threshold of 0.3 mg/kg, without delay. The associations also call on European political leaders to
harmonize safety standards without delay
to avoid deviations that could have serious consequences for public health.