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Default Costco Skipjack Tuna

On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:10:09 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 2:22:34 AM UTC-10, BigC300 wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:19:38 -0600, Janet B >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Has anyone tried the Kirkland Chunk Light Skipjack Tuna in water yet?
>> >It's 12, 7-ounce cans for about $14 here. I believe that Costco has
>> >dropped the Chicken of the Sea 7-ounce, water pack in favor of the
>> >Skipjack. It's a sustainability issue as well as protecting other
>> >species. Kirkland claims that their skipjack is Free School Caught. I
>> >saw it in the store yesterday and was wondering if I should get some.
>> >I like the idea behind the skipjack.
>> >Any opinions?
>> >Janet US

>>
>> Are you aware that Tuna fish contains levels of Mercury considered
>> unsafe to humans? Eating any kind of Tuna on a regular basis is
>> putting unnecessary risk on your health. Alaska Wild Salmon is much
>> more healthy. This information was provided by Consumer Reports
>> testing of fishes for levels of contamination.
>>
>> William

>
>Is this something we should be worried about? Has anyone died from mercury poisoning from eating canned tuna? Seems rather far-fetched and much ado about nothing to me. Then again, I think everything is much ado about nothing anyway.


Why not read up on it before spouting off? You obviously do not
understand what the warnings are about, who needs to be concerned and
how easily it can be accommodated. It'll take about 30 seconds of
online research to understand it.