Groups want whale meat health ban

[Judi Lynn]

Source: UPI

Groups want whale meat health ban
Published: Aug. 30, 2010 at 10:11 PM

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Anti-whaling groups say they want the World Health Organization to act on possible health hazards of eating whale meat.

A coalition of groups wants WHO to issue guidelines about the safety of whale meat, claiming it is contaminated with mercury and should not be consumed, the BBC reports.

But whaling nations say health guidelines already in place are sufficient and oppose the proposals.

Currently, WHO has no guidelines concerning the consumption of whale meat, although its Web site lists mercury as a chemical of major public health concern.



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[alp227]

1. The thing about some meat advocates passive about the environment

is that they wanna have it both ways: support seafood yet still not do anything about ocean pollution. Silly hypocrites. But overall this is what happens with deregulation.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Interesting back door approach

[nyy1998]

3. Sadly it probably won't work

Japan has been very effective in blocking any anti-whaling legislation

[depakid]

4. Poor track record on mercury poisoning though

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamata_disease

[ProgressiveProfessor]

5. Not clear its actually a problem...

Whaling will die when demand does, not before. These flagrant attacks are transparent.