How to interpret fish consumption advisories.

: The goal of this paper is to explain the guidelines used in Louisiana to issue advisories against consumption of chemically contaminated seafood or fish and explain some of the uncertainties encountered. In the absence of federal regulations the State had to develop its own approach. The concentrations resulting from Louisiana policies are generally low in comparison with the FDA tolerances and, thereby, well within reasonable limits justified by the need to protect populations with high fish consumption.