On Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 1:39:00 AM UTC-10, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:10:09 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> wrote:
>
> >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.

I already know that it's not a problem for me even though I am human. Saying that tuna is unsafe for humans is not saying anything at all.