Safe Eating Tips and
Proper Cooking and Cleaning Recommendations
Mercury and PFOS cannot be removed through cooking or cleaning -- they get into the flesh of the fish. However, you can reduce the amount of other contaminants like PCBs by removing fat when you clean and cook fish. |
Remember the following tips when eating fish: |
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Eat smaller fish. |
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Eat more panfish (sunfish, crappies) and fewer predator fish (walleyes, northern pike, lake trout). |
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Trim skin and fat, especially belly fat. Also, eat fewer fatty fish such as carp, catfish, and lake trout. PCBs build up in fish fat. |
