BOSTON, MA (February 5, 2009) – RE "PIVEN case reinforces mercury warnings" (Op-ed, Jan. 26): Scientists who address a public health issue have an obligation to be well-versed in the latest research.
On Jan. 21, the Food and Drug Administration released a landmark, peer-reviewed draft report that exhaustively weighs the risks of eating fish against the risks of not eating fish.
Omitting the findings of this independent, federally funded study, as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists did, does a disservice to your readers. Here are some of the highlights absent from their op-ed:
Traces of mercury found in the ocean fish we buy in grocery stores and restaurants have not increased over time.
Read the commentary in full in The Boston Globe
Examine the peer-reviwed FDA science report referenced in this piece