9/21/2012

Death metal sushi has been a favorite of the 3Yen for years: (3Yen / 2010-04-26) , (3Yen / 2006-03-07).
Maguro/tuna sushi presently is the favorite in Japan, but that’s about to change.

Study: Tuna Harms Brain Development In Kids
WUSA9.com | Sept. 19, 2012
…The report, called Tuna Surprise, is the first report to test tuna being sold to schools.  Several recommendations from the report include the following:
   • Never serve albacore tuna to children.
   • Children under 55 pounds should eat light tuna no more than once per month.
   • Children over 55 pounds should not eat light tuna more more than twice a month.
   • Children who eat tuna at least once per week should be tested for mercury levels in their bloodstream…
…The group is calling on the USDA to phase out subsidies in the school lunch program for tuna…more...

But hey, it’s just not the tuna…The rice used for sushi in Japan is treated with talc containing small amounts of asbestos (3Yen / 2005-06-24) and America rice often contains excessive levels of arsenic Wired / 2012-09-17.