Documento de consenso sobre la prevención de la exposición al metilmercurio en España

the beneficial effects of fish consumption in both children and adults are well known. However, the in take of methylmercury, mainly from contaminated fish and shellfish, can have adverse health effects. the study group on the prevention of exposure to methyl mercury (GEPREM-Hg), made up of representatives from different Spanish scientific societies, has prepa red a consensus document in a question and answer format, containing the group’s main conclusions, re