Tests on almost 150 tins purchased in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Britain, found all 'were contaminated with mercury'.
READ MORE:Toxic metals could be lurking in cans of tinned tuna sold in the UK, an alarming investigation has revealed.
Karine Jacquemart, CEO of consumer rights organisation Foodwatch France — one of the two groups behind the report, said: 'What we end up with on our dinner plates is a colossal risk to public health that's not considered seriously.Under current EU and UK law, the limit for mercury in tuna is 1 mg/kg and 0.3 mg/kg for other fish such as cod.
Researchers claimed the probe showed the product was 'a colossal risk to public health' and urged Governments to take 'urgent' action Read More Ice creams on sale in UK supermarkets that don't contain ANY cream - they're made with a bizarre ingredient linked to bowel cancer The average European consumes over 2.8 kilos of tuna per year, or roughly 25 cans.
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