Food and Drug Administration
Food Advisory Committee
July 23, 2002
Briefing Information
FDA Methylmercury Advisory
Revised FDA Consumer Advisory, "An Important Message for Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age Who May Become Pregnant About the Risks of Mercury in Fish pdf
FDA Office of Seafood, "Mercury Levels in Seafood Species pdf
FDA Consumer Advisory: "An Important Message for Pregnant Women and Women of Childbearing Age Who May Become Pregnant About the Risks of Mercury in Fish," with a letter from Joseph Levitt, FDA pdf
FDA "Rationale for Issuance of Revised Advisory on Methylmercury and Fish Consumption pdf
FDA Talk Paper: "FDA Announces Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish pdf
Education Plan on Methylmercury Advisory pdf
FDA Consumer Article: "Mercury in Fish: Cause for Concern?" pdf
FDA Consumer Article Excerpt: "Is Mercury in Fish a Safety Concern?" pdf
Office of the Commissioner Meeting Executive Summary pdf
Focus Group Testing
Focus Group Testing Report to Interagency Working Group on Mercury Communications pdf
Focus Group Testing Information pdf
NAS, Other Methylmercury Studies and Data
Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury htm pdf
WHO Food Additives Series: 44, Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives and Contaminants, "Methylmercury," 2002 pdf
55th Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives pdf
Methylmercury, Study Report to Congress, EPA pdf
ATSDR Key Communications Points pdf
ATSDR Q's and A's Supplement to Key Communication Points pdf
"Uncooked Fish Consumption Estimates, U.S. Population - Mean Consumption by Species Within Habitat" pdf
Florida Methylmercury Analyses of Retail Fish Samples pdf
Stakeholders Meetings
Planned Meetings on Methylmercury, Draft List pdf
FDA Questions on Methylmercury pdf
CFSAN Memorandum of Meeting with Fish Industry on Methylmercury pdf
Letter Concerning Issues Related to Methylmercury pdf
"Dear Colleague" Letter of Invitation to Meetings on Consumer Exposure to Methylmercury in Commercial Fish pdf
U.S. Tuna Foundation's Letter Regarding the Issuance of a New Consumer Guidance on Methylmercury in Fish pdf
U.S. Foundation's Report on "Estimated Usual Intake of Fish and Mercury From Fish by U.S. Women Age 15-44, November 1, 2000 pdf
U.S. Foundation's Report on "Estimated Usual Intake of Fish and Mercury From Fish by U.S. Women Age 15-44, November 9, 2000 pdf
Letter Concerning Guidelines on Methylmercury in Fish, John Cady, Nat'l Food Processors Assoc., et. al. pdf
Memorandum of Meeting With National Fisheries Institute on Methylmercury pdf
Overheads From National Academy of Sciences Presentation on Methylmercury pdf
Letter Requesting Clarification on Issues Relating to Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury Report pdf
Letter of Clarification Regarding Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury Report pdf
FDA Notes From Meeting With American Academy of Pediatrics pdf
Response to FDA "Questions on Methylmercury in Fish" pdf
FDA Memorandum of Meeting with Fish Industry on Methylmercury pdf
"Review of Mercury in Seafood" Report by the U.S. Tuna Industry pdf
Re-evaluation of the NRC Methylmercury Committee Estimates of 'Over 60,000 Newborns...at Risk' Annually From Fish Consumption pdf
Overheads of November 6, 2000, "Re-evaluation of the NRC Methylmercury Committee Estimate", Murray and Assoc. pdf
Harvard School of Public Health's Letter Regarding Methylmercury Concerns pdf
FDA Memorandum of Meeting with Consumer Groups on Methylmercury pdf
Consumer and Women's Health Groups' Agenda for Meeting with FDA pdf
Letter Regarding Setting a Regulatory Limit for Methylmercury in Seafood, Ctr. for Science in the Public Interest pdf
Letter Regarding Methylmercury Issues, Mercury Policy Project pdf
Correspondence Regarding Methylmercury and State Health Counterparts pdf
Letter Proposing FDA Actions on Methylmercury, Michael Gochfeld, U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey pdf
Letter of Response to Michael Gochfeld, U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey pdf
Letter Regarding Consumer Guidance on Methylmercury, Nat'l Ctr. for Policy Research for Women and Families pdf
Letter of Thanks to Diana Zuckerman & Patricia Lieberman, Nat'l Ctr. for Policy Research for Women and Families, for Participation in 11/8/2000 meeting on Methylmercury in Fish pdf
Letter Reiterating Suggested FDA Actions on Methylmercury, Ctr. for Science in the Public Interest pdf
Letter of Thanks to Caroline DeWaal, Ctr. for Science in the Public Interest, for Participation in November 8, 2000 meeting on Methylmercury pdf
Letter From American Public Health Assoc. Addressing FDA's Six Questions on Methylmercury pdf
Letter of Thanks for Participation in November 8, 2000 meeting on Methylmercury pdf
Letter Regarding the FDA's Seafood Consumption Advisory from the Mercury Policy Project pdf
Note of FDA Meeting on Methylmercury with Seychelles Study Investigator, November 9, 2000
Note of FDA Meeting With EPA on Methylmercury, November 20, 2000 pdf
EPA "Response to Nat'l. Food Processors Association Analysis of 'At-Risk' Children from Mercury pdf
FDA Memorandum of Meeting with U.S. Tuna Foundation's David Burney on Methylmercury pdf
Letter From U.S. Tuna Foundation, December 8, 2000 pdf
FDA Memorandum of Conference Call on Methylmercury With Canadian Health Agencies pdf
FDA Notes of Conference Call With 10 States on Methylmercury pdf
Correspondence Regarding State Health Organizations Interested in Methylmercury, Michael Bender, Mercury Policy Project pdf
Review of Mercury in the Environment, S. Carolina Depart. of Natural Resources pdf
E-mail Response to publication of Methylmercury Fish Advisory From NRC Committee Chair Robert Goyer pdf
E-mail regarding FDA's Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Commercial Fish, Heinz Wilms, New Jersey Mercury Task Force pdf
E-mail, "The Australia New Zealand Food Authority Issues Advisory Statement on Mercury in Fish for Pregnant Women," Marilyn Veek pdf
Letter Requesting Meeting to Discuss the FDa's Revised Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish, Nat'l Fisheries Institute pdf
2001 Appropriations Conference Report pdf
Congressional Correspondence
Letter of Inquiry Regarding the Risk Posed to Consumers by Mercury-Contaminated Foods, Oct. 7, 1999, Sen. Patrick Leahy & Sen. Thomas Harkin pdf
Letter of Response to Oct. 7, 1999, Inquiry Regarding the Risk Posed to Consumers by Mercury-Contaminated Foods, Feb. 15, 2000, Melinda Plaisier, FDA pdf
Letter Regarding Human Methylmercury Exposure, Aug. 15, 2000, Sen. Patrick Leahy & Sen. Thomas Harkin pdf
Letter Regarding the Revision of the Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Commercial Seafood, Jan. 11, 2001, Sen. Patrick Leahy & Sen. Thomas Harkin pdf
Letters Responding to Aug. 15, 2002 and Jan 11, 2001 letter From Sen. Patrick Leahy & Sen. Thomas Harkin Regarding Methylmercury, Feb. 7, 2001 pdf
Letter Regarding the Presence of Mercury in Fish, Sept. 27, 2000, Sen. Diane Feinstein pdf
Letter Responding to Constituent Inquiry Regarding Methylmercury in Seafood, Dec. 21, 2000, Diane Plaisier, FDA pdf
Letter Regarding the Revision of the Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Commercial Seafood, Sen. Trent Lott and et.al. pdf
Responses to Nov. 30, 2000, Letter From sen. Lott, et. al., Jan. 31, 2000, Melinda Plaisier, FDA pdf
Letter Regarding Re-Assessment of Consumer Guidance for Methylmercury in Fish, Sen. John Breaux and et. al., Sept. 15, 2000 pdf
Letters of Response to Sept. 15, 2000 Letter From Sen. Breaux et al, Jan. 31, 2001, Melinda Plaisier, FDA pdf
Letter Regarding Re-Assessment of Consumer Guidance for Methylmercury in Fish, Sept. 18, 2000, Sen. Patty Murray pdf
Response to Sept. 18, 2000 and Nov. 30, 2000, Letters pdf
Letter Regarding Re-Assessment of Consumer Guidance for Methylmercury in Fish, Dec. 7, 2000, Rep. William Coyne pdf
Response to Dec. 7, 2000, letter From Rep. William Coyne, Melinda Plaisier, FDA, Jan. 31, 2001 pdf
Letter Regarding Re-Assessment of Consumer Guidance for Methylmercury in Fish, Dec. 19, 2000, Sen. George Voinovich pdf
Response to Dec. 19, 2000 letter From Sen. George Voinovich, Jan 31,, 2001 pdf
Related Documents Since February 2001
Letter Containing Comments and Questions on Methylmercury Advisory to Betsy Southerland, EPA, Feb. 7, 2001, N. Carolina Depart. of Health and Human Services pdf
Response to Feb. 7, 2001, Letter From N. Carolina, April 6, 2001, Joseph Levitt, FDA pdf
Letter to Janice Adair, Alaska Div. of Environmental Health, Containing Proposed Revision to FDA's Methylmercury Advisory,March 2, 2001, Joseph Levitt, FDA pdf
Letter to Joseph Levitt Concurring With Proposed Revision to FDA's Methylmercury Advisory, March 6, 2001, Janice Adair, Alaska Div. of Environmental Health pdf