[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Fish advisory for PFOS in North Carolina’s Cape Fear River warns pregnant women to stay away from certain species of fish"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Fish advisory for PFOS in North Carolina’s Cape Fear River warns pregnant women to stay away from certain species of fish
Limited scope of advisory leaves the public vulnerable 

By Pat Elder 
Military Poisons
July 19, 2023

North Carolina has issued its first fish advisory for PFOS. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is advising women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to stay away from eating five species of fish caught in the Cape Fear River. The women are also advised to limit consumption of three species of fish to one meal per year. The advisory area extends from the Fayetteville Boat Ramp to the Bluffs on the Cape Fear River, about 12 miles northwest of Wilmington. The advisory limits the same five species to one meal per year for all other individuals, with seven meals allowed from the three species.

It is good to see the “Do Not Eat” advisory, even if it is only for some fish. The state is taking a courageous, yet limited first step toward protecting public health from these carcinogenic fish. The women should not eat any of these fish and neither should anyone else!  

All the rivers in North Carolina can be expected to be contaminated with these toxins, so the advisories ought to be state-wide.  

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/fish-advisory-for-pfos-in-north-carolinas-cape-fear-river-warns-pregnant-women-to-stay-away-from-certain-species-of-fish

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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