ID#: 11301
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This elderly woman was in the process of preparing a fresh fish on her clean kitchen counter. Carefully using a large knife, the woman was removing the scales beginning at the tail, moving towards the fish’s head.

Exposure to contaminants may be reduced depending upon how one cleans and cooks the fish. It is quite important to check public health-related websites including the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, as well as those agencies in your immediate area for advisories indicating whether or not eating specific kinds of fish, and marine life is safe.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dawn Arlotta
Creation Date: 2009
Photo Credit: Cade Martin
Links: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); Homepage
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Public Health Advisories
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