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This document is an informational guide about safe fish consumption in Michigan, produced by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The guide provides critical information about chemical contamination in fish, explaining how chemicals enter the aquatic food chain and accumulate in fish tissues, particularly in larger and older fish. The document offers guidance on obtaining a free Eat Safe Fish Guide, which includes maps of tested lakes and rivers, and provides methods for accessing this resource, such as downloading from Michigan.gov/EatSafeFish or calling 800-648-6942.
The guide highlights potential health risks from consuming fish with high levels of chemicals like PCBs, dioxins, mercury, and PFOS, which can build up in the human body. It details the process of chemical accumulation through the aquatic food chain, noting that smaller aquatic creatures absorb chemicals from water and sediment, which are then transferred to larger fish. The document emphasizes the importance of consulting the Eat Safe Fish Guide to identify fish with lower chemical levels and provides resources for further information, including a website for ordering materials and definitions of chemicals of concern.
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Eat Safe Fish in MichiganEat Safe Fish in Michigan
Why Should Why Should I Eat Fish?I Eat Fish?
Fish are an excellent source of low-fat protein, vitamins and minerals.
The fish in this waterbody have been tested for chemicals by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Consumption guidelines have been issued for fish from this waterbody, and can be found in the Eat Safe Fish Guide. Read below to learn about how chemicals get into fish and how to get an Eat Safe Fish Guide.
• Download this information to your smartphone any time at Michigan.gov/EatSafeFish or by scanning the QR code below.
• Call MDHHS at 800-648-6942 and ask for a free Eat Safe Fish Guide.
The Guide includes maps to nearby lakes and rivers where fish have been tested for chemicals by MDHHS.
The MDHHS Lab tests only the part of the fish you would eat - typically the filet - for chemicals, and all of the MDHHS guidelines are based on the edible portion of the fish.
How Can I Eat Safe Fish?How Can I Eat Safe Fish?
To get the health benefits of eating fish with less risk, it is important to choose fish that are lower in chemicals. The Eat Safe Fish Guide is designed to help you find fish with less chemicals and reduce your risk. To get your free Eat Safe Fish Guide you can:
To order Eat Safe Fish materials, visit the Healthy Michigan ordering page at HealthyMichigan.com.
For definitions of the chemicals tested by MDHHS, visit the “What are the Chemicals of Concern?” section in the back of the Eat Safe Fish Guide.
Some fish caught in Michigan may have chemicals that can remain in your body and harm your health, such as PCBs, dioxins, mercury and PFOS. Fish can store chemicals in many different places, including the filet — the part you eat.
When you eat fish, these chemicals can build up in your body, too.
How Do Chemicals Get Into Fish?How Do Chemicals Get Into Fish?
Small aquatic creatures absorb some of the chemicals in the water or in the sediment.
These aquatic creatures are eaten by larger fish and those fish are eaten by even larger fish. Each fish collects and stores some of the chemicals in their bodies.
Through this food chain, larger fish and older fish are more likely to have higher levels of some chemicals, such as mercury and PCBs, than smaller and younger fish.**
Chemicals end up in lakes and rivers through many routes, like wind, rain run-off and flow from other waterbodies.
The chemicals settle into the sediment at the bottom of the lake or river.
**This trend does not apply to PFOS, which is sometimes found at high levels in smaller fish.
Be sure to check the Eat Safe Fish Guide to see if PFOS is a concern for your catch.
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