Another government agency drops the ball on dietary recommendations

“Critics of the advisory say the F.D.A. based its recommendations on outdated research about safe mercury levels in the blood, with the limit eight times higher than was deemed safe by both the National Academy of Sciences and the Environmental Protection Agency. If the F.D.A. followed the National Academy’s standard, it would tell pregnant women not to eat any tuna steaks at all, and canned tuna only once a month.” Link