 SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A leading researcher on mercury poisoning urged sushi lovers Wednesday to curb their intake of raw tuna, in light of a published report that tuna sushi contains mercury in excess of what the government deems acceptable.
Dr. Jane Hightower, a doctor of internal medicine at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, said mercury poisoning can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, headaches, memory loss, achy muscles and joints.
A New York Times analysis of 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants found mercury levels in raw tuna so high that the Food and Drug Administration could take legal action to remove the fish from the market. The sushi was bought by The New York Times in October.
Most of the restaurants in the survey said the tuna The Times had sampled was bluefin.
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KCBS' Holly Quan reports
