"It's Not Too Recommended for Food": What Health Risks Do Tuna Cans Present?
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A study published by the NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch shows that tuna cans are contaminated with mercury. In response, 8 French communes announced that they were banning this product from their canteen. To reassure consumers, industry in the sector claimed that they had strengthened their controls. - "It is not too recommended for food": what health risks present tuna cans? (Health and well-being).
Eight town halls announced on Thursday that they would ban tuna from school canteens, after an NGO study alerting the mercury contamination of tuna cans.
On the eve of the school year, eight major cities, including Montpellier, announced on Thursday, August 28, 2025, that they would ban tuna temporarily from the menus of their school canteens in order to "stop the exposure of children to mercury", a neurotoxic metal.


By October 2024, the NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch had alerted the contamination of tuna with mercury after random testing of 148 cans of canned tuna by an independent laboratory. The study had shown that 100% of the cans tested were mercury-contaminated, classified by the Orga
Paris - Eight town halls representing more than 3.5 million inhabitants, including Paris and Lyon, have temporarily banned tuna from the menus of their school canteens to "stop the exposure of children to mercury", a neurotoxic metal," they announced on Thursday. In October 2024, the NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch had alerted about the contamination of tuna with mercury after having randomly tested 148 cans of canned tuna by an independent laboratory.…
A tuna at the Rungis market, December 6, 2022. STEFANO RELLANDINI / AFP Eight town halls, representing together more than 3.5 million inhabitants, including Paris and Lyon, temporarily banned tuna from the menus of their school canteens in order to "stop the exposure of children to mercury", a neurotoxic metal, they announced Thursday, August 28th. In October 2024, the NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch had alerted about the contamination of tuna with mer…
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