How do fish consumption advisories compare with health warnings?
It’s important to keep consumption advisories in perspective. Consumption advisories are informational tools. Consumption advisories are not the same thing as health warnings. Consumers are familiar with warning labels on beer and other alcohol products and cigarettes and tobacco. These warnings are much stronger in form and content than consumption advisories. Consumption advisories are not required by any regulations. Fish that are subject to consumption advisories are legal to catch, harvest and eat. Speed limits on the highway and creel limits for fish are examples of regulatory limits.
