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Five major grocery chains in California post warnings about mercury in fish :

The signs mark the first time that any retailers in California — and perhaps the nation — have issued such a strong warning about the health risks associated with a food product. The warnings, posted by Safeway, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Kroger’s and Albertson’s, were prompted by a lawsuit filed last month by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer. The signs, hung near fish counters, advise women and children to not eat swordfish and shark, and to limit consumption of fresh tuna.

A lot of people are boosters of fish for its being high in protein and generally having a favorable fat profile. And they’re right about those things. But what we’re doing to our waterways makes me really concerned about whether fish eating is safe. (Not personally, of course — haven’t had fish in over a decade.)