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Fish

Canned tuna

In pregnancy: Caution While breastfeeding: Caution

It depends how much

Why

Tinned tuna has less mercury than fresh tuna, but there is still a ceiling: no more than 4 small tins a week — or 2 fresh tuna steaks, the two count together. It does not count as oily fish.

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General information, not medical advice. It follows the public guidance for pregnancy and breastfeeding, and it cannot know your own history: for anything about your health or your baby's, the person to ask is your midwife or doctor.

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