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MDCH Releases 2011-2012 Michigan Fish Advisory

July 11, 2011

. This update includes nine changes to advisories- two were relaxed and seven were expanded. The Michigan Fish Advisory is protective for all ages and helps people who eat fish to choose those that are lower in chemicals and safer for the whole family to eat.www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has released the 2011-2012 Michigan Fish Advisory at LANSING-

which includes females ages 15 to 45 and children under the age of 15.women and children, which includes women over the age of 45 and males 15 years old and older. The second is for general population,The Advisory provides water body and fish specific recommendations for two groups of people. One is for the

Young children and fetuses are at the greatest risk of the health effects of mercury, dioxin, and PCBs found in some types of fish. These chemicals have been connected to liver damage, cancer, birth defects, and could harm brain development if eaten in large quantities or over a long period of time.

or by calling the Michigan Department of Community Health- Division of Environmental Health at (800) 648-6942.http://www.michigan.gov/eatsafefish at Hooked on Fish Cookbook: Recipes from the Great Lakes State,You can get a free copy of the Michigan Fish Advisory and other useful fish consumption information, including the