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Pregnant. ate 1lb steamed gulf of mexico blue crab claws/thought shellfish was very low mercury/safe. now reading blue crab isnt low mercury. havent eaten seafood in 2 wks before this. worried about mercury. is this harmful for baby?
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Prob not but it is not the single crab that does it. discuss with your local team who know blue crab issues. Go to uptodate.com and read more. May want to get blood or urine mercury test. Co to CDC.gov and search mercury poisoning toxicity.
Answered 3/4/2021
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