A&P: Join the Green List and Protect Kids

Oceana is asking A&P and its subsidiaries Pathmark, Superfresh, Waldbaum's, The Food Emporium and Food Basics to post the Food and Drug Administration's mercury advice at their seafood counters. The FDA advises women of childbearing age and children to avoid swordfish, shark, king mackarel and tilefish, and to limit their consumption of fresh tuna and albacore tuna to 6 ounces per week. Most people, however, don't have this information handy when they are out shopping for groceries, which puts them at risk for choosing high-mercury fish or getting confused and opting to avoid seafood altogether. Posting signs at seafood counters is a simple and inexpensive way for A&P to protect its customers.

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Signs Warn Customers: A&P should post signs showing the FDA mercury advice at all of its seafood counters. Families should be equipped with this information at the place where they buy fish so that they can make informed seafood purchases. Studies have shown that as many as 30 percent of women planning to have a child or already pregnant do not know that mercury in fish could harm their children's development. Many other companies are posting signs but A&P has refused to take this step to protect its customers.

Other Companies Are Posting Signs: Over one third of major grocery companies are posting signs about mercury in fish and are recognized on Oceana's Green List.


Take Action

Over 5,000 consumers have contacted A&P and its subsidiaries requesting that they post mercury warning signs at seafood counters. Here are some things you can do.

Questions? Want to organize an event targeting A&P to Protect Kids from Mercury in Fish? Contact Beth Kemler, Seafood Campaign Organizer, at 202-833-3900 or bkemler@oceana.org