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"  Ever had too much of a good thing? Lee Porrazzo sure has. The White Plains, New York resident told the New York Post he consumed up to 10 cans of tuna per week, and he maintained that diet for two years. After a blood test revealed he had a mercury level that was twice the normal amount, the Post reports, Porrazzo ditched the tuna and got ready for court. He just filed suit against Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, the canner of his beloved fish, and Stop &amp;amp;amp; Shop Supermarket Company, where he purchased the said cans of tuna (often on sale).  Eating ten cans of tuna per week may be over-doing it, but just how much tuna can you consume? &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s important to have variety in our diets, not only for varying nutrients, but also because some foods do contain contaminants that can be harmful in large quantities,&amp;quot; says Lisa Sasson, dietetic internship director and a clinical associate professor for the New York University Food Studies program. Yet Sasson is quick to point out that fish, including canned tuna, can play a vital role in a healthy diet when consumed properly. Canned tuna is typically sold in two varieties: solid &amp;quot;white&amp;quot; albacore and chunk light. White tuna comes from a much larger fish, so it typically contains higher levels of mercury. It&amp;#039;s unclear whether Porrazzo&amp;#039;s diet consisted primarily of white tuna or chunk light tuna, but either way, Sasson believes he simply ate too much.  Sasson encourages people to follow guidelines from trustworthy government, health, and professional sources. For example, this chart, developed by the Natural Resource Defense Council, suggests a 150-pound person should consume no more than one 5-ounce can of white tuna every nine days and no more than one 5-ounce can of chunk light tuna every three days. The Environmental Protection Agency, along with the FDA, advises women who might become pregnant, pregnant women, and nursing mothers to eat up to 12 ounces of fish and shellfish (in variety) per week, including canned light tuna. Albacore (&amp;quot;white&amp;quot;) tuna should take up no more than 6 ounces per week. (These guidelines, in smaller quantities, also apply to young children.) Bumble Bee&amp;#039;s cans do not contain any information about its products&amp;#039; mercury levels, but the company addresses mercury queries on its website. The company says, &amp;quot;nearly all fish contain traces of methyl mercury. Canned tuna meets all health and safety standards set by the FDA, which has established the maximum safe level of methyl mercury allowed in commercial seafood at 1.0 parts per million.&amp;quot; Sasson says she wouldn&amp;#039;t be surprised if Porrazzo&amp;#039;s suit leads to new warnings and information on tuna cans. But, ultimately, she says, &amp;quot;there has to be some responsibility on the part of the eater.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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