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| February 27, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From South China Morning Post)

Byline: Mary Ann Benitez

Pregnant women who regularly eat fish and fish products sold in Hong Kong markets may be putting their unborn babies at risk of mercury poisoning, a study to be released today shows.

Chinese University paediatricians analysed blood samples from more than 1,000 pairs of mothers and newborns. They also examined mercury levels in a variety of fish species and products sold in wet markets, including fish balls, garoupa and mackerel, said paediatrics professor Fok Tai-fai.

The study was prompted by 1999 findings that showed 25 newborns out of 55 delivered in Prince of Wales Hospital had a…

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