American tuna companies don’t have to warn consumer of health dangers in mercury found in tuna, according to a ruling by a state appeals court in San Francisco.
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The Commitments rip The three-judge panel said “there is no dispute that methylmercury is a reproductive toxin that can harm a developing fetus” and cause birth defects, but the court said that there was substantial evidence that at least some of the mercury found in tuna comes from natural sources. These sources can include rainfall depositing atmospheric mercury in the oceans and possibly from vents on the ocean floor.
The lawsuit was filed by the state against the nation’s three largest tuna companies (Tri-Union Seafoods LLC, maker of Chicken of the Sea; Del Monte Corp, maker of Starkist; and Bumble Bee Seafoods LLC, maker of Bumble Bee tuna) in 2004, seeking warnings for pregnant women and women of childbearing age. These warnings could have been provided through tuna can labels, grocery store displays, or a public education campaign.
