Japan’s ‘toxic’ dolphin meat contains mercury up to 100 times safe level, test shows
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo from on (#6AX13)
Exclusive: Conservation group Action for Dolphins has lodged a complaint with police, demanding the meat be removed from sale
Marine conservation campaigners have lodged a complaint with police demanding that toxic" dolphin meat be removed from sale in Japan, after a test showed a sample contained levels of mercury up to 100 times higher than the government's recommended safe level.
Action for Dolphins (AFD), a nonprofit based in Australia, filed the complaint with police in central Japan this month, amid expert warnings that regular consumption of dolphin meat could threaten the health of consumers.
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