I refer mothersto the following websites from the Food and Drug
Administration for specific dietary guidelines on eating fish and shellfish.

Draft Advice For Women Who Are Pregnant, Or Who Might Become Pregnant, and
Nursing Mothers, About Avoiding Harm To Your Baby Or Young Child From Mercury in
Fish and Shellfish.
Dec. 10, 2003

http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/mehgadvisory1208.htmlMercury Levels in Seafood
Species

Tables providing the mean and range of mercury levels in a variety of fish
and shellfish.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/sea-mehg.html

Also, Consumer Reports has an interesting article "America's fish: Fair or
foul? In tests of fish bought across the U.S., we found some room for
improvement. " February 2001


http://www.consumerreports.org/main/content/display_report.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=341171&bmUID=1078328029357

Judy Gutowski, BA, LLLL, IBCLC
Breastfeeding Matters
Western PA



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