Coal-fired power plants are main source of mercury
The most dangerous sources of mercury are fossil fuel power plants that are increasing rapidly in the Asian neighborhood.
Mercury bio-accumulates in the largest marine predators
Mercury toxins bio-accumulate and the largest sea predators like tuna, sharks and dolphins have the highest levels in their flesh.
Dolphins are not food!
Dolphins, pilot whales. etc are the most toxic mercury source in the sea but unwitting Japanese eat thousands of tons of their meat every year.
Dolphin meat can cause mercury poisoning
Some supermarket dolphin meat tested in Japan shows much higher mercury levels than the contaminated fish that caused Minamata disease.
Mercury can slow children’s neural growth
Research studies show the slightest amount of mercury can retard children's neural growth and the effects are often permanent.
Recent research links mercury to autism, ADD and diminished IQ.
Mercury poisoning impacts children's brain development and also causes many symptoms that are indistinguishable from autism.
Mercury is the most toxic non-radioactive element in the world
Mercury poisoning can cause behavioral pathologies ranging from Asperger’s Syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to autism and childhood rage.
Step 1: Petition the Government to Protect our Children
Please help the cause of removing mercury from food by signing our demand to the Japanese Government.
News
Japanese Scientist Warns of Mercury in Dolphin Meat
Watch BlueVoice.org video as Dr. Tetsuya Endo of Hokkaido University describes the dangers of eating dolphin meat due to high mercury content: http://bluevoice.org/webfilms_japanscientist.php Read More →
Pollution in Dolphin and Dall’s Porpoise Meat
EIA has published this new video demonstrating the high levels of contaminants in whale and dolphin products, and the growing concern in Japan over the lack of information for Japanese consumers and the lack of regulation of mercury in the market. http://vimeo.com/33252967 Read More →
Good news from Okinawa:
According to a report from Okinawa, Nago City Mayor, Susumu Inamine, was advised by the “Association to Protect the Northernmost Dugong,” an Okinawa based conservation group, to be cautious about not harming future generations by allowing the human consumption of dolphin/whale meat that is contaminated with mercury. He was also advised that the northern part of Nago is particularly well-suited... [Read More]
WHO/FAO “Expert” Group Fails to Inform Governments About Mercury Exposure Risks from Seafood
The findings of a new WHO/FAO Report on Benefits and Risks of Seafood Consumption(1) will be presented this week at the World Seafood Congress in Washington, DC. However, advocates believe that the report missed a key opportunity to advise governments about mercury risk from fish consumption. Continue: http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2011-10/21537838-who-fao-expert-group-fails-to-inform-governments-about-mercury-exposure-risks-from-seafood-say-ngos-008.htm Link... [Read More]
Mercury rising: Seafood contamination and a consumer’s right to know
Date: September 2, 2011 Mercury contamination in popular fish, industrial waste leaking into our oceans, years long legal battles to gain access to public information being kept hidden by the government – it sounds like the plot of a movie, but unfortunately, it’s just what we’ve been dealing with in our latest battle against seafood contamination in Spain and in Europe. <More…> Read More →
Man eating sharks — and mercury, group warns
PangeaSeed recently teamed up with one of Japan’s most reputable mercury analysts to test various Japanese foodstuffs that contain shark, and all of the samples came back with high levels of mercury. Continue Read More →
Recent Developments on Human Health Risks from Consumption of Cetacean (whale and dolphin) Products
The list of serious human diseases related to the consumption of contaminated whale and dolphin meat and blubber is long and growing. A coalition of ten concerned non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) have prepared a joint briefing on this issue for delegates to the forthcoming annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) which takes place in Jersey between July 11th – 14th 2011. At... [Read More]
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