Sentences with phrase «dogfish specimens»

Several studies have found individual dogfish specimens with mercury concentrations exceeding the FDA action level for mercury in seafood — the level at which the FDA would consider removing the product from the market.

The FDA Monitoring Program data set, which includes only 19 spiny dogfish specimens, puts the average mercury concentration in dogfish over 0.5 parts per million — high enough to result in an advisory for women of reproductive age and children in many states.