European authorities detect mercury in this frozen fish from Spain

The strawberries with hepatitis A have not been consumed: were they watered with fecal water? Food alert for these supermarket cookies: they could contain metal fragments RASFF, the European Food Safety Alert System, has warned of the danger of a product from Spain. The institution has detected that slices of frozen swordfish from our country exceed the legal limits of mercury. The notification indicates that the Spanish product contains 1.5 mg/kg of this toxic substance and the limit so that it does not affect human health is set at 1 mg/kg. The food alert published this Tuesday has been classified as a serious “risk.” Why is mercury dangerous? Mercury is an environmental contaminant that can be found in food due to its natural presence in the Earth's crust and as a result of human activity. Thus, fish are the most affected, although in most of them the amount is insignificant to be considered harmful. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition has already warned about the ...