Physician-education material like this is a long time coming.

It is good that they are funding new inspectors for overseas, but they haven't begun to grapple with the fact that they need new inspectors for domestic produce and seafood.

It is far more likely that you will die from a heart attack caused by eating a lot of beef than you would from BSE.

For the industry to step up like this and start the testing program is a very important improvement. But it's critical that USDA ensure that all chicken producers are complying with the same requirements.

You can't have a testing program of this nature where it addresses a public health need and keep the information secret.

The message is not to do away with fish in your diet. What's needed is a shift away from high-mercury species to those with much lower levels. That should be easy to do for most consumers if they had the right information.