5 Toxic Canned Tuna Brands to Skip And 2 That Are ACTUALLY Real Fish

US Canned Tuna Brands to Avoid, Harmful Chemicals, Food Exposure One can of tuna in your supermarket has forty-nine times more mercury than the one right next to it. In November 2025, Mamavation published results from an EPA-certified laboratory for thirty-four tuna products consumers were actually buying. Highest can: seven hundred eighty-eight parts per billion. Lowest can: sixteen. So how does canned tuna end up that far apart? Let’s start with one word on the label. White. Federal law reserves it for albacore — the tuna the FDA says typically carries about three times the mercury of canned light. Albacore grows larger and lives longer than the tuna typically used in canned light, giving mercury more time to accumulate. By the time it reaches the can, what’s in its tissue comes with it. The other label: Light. Light isn’t a species. It’s a color designation. Federal rules let that can say light tuna without naming the tuna species inside. The FDA says it can contain a mix of different tuna species. And now the result that makes that difference impossible to ignore. Number two and the lowest can wear the same brand name. Five hundred thirty-four versus sixteen. Thirty-three times apart. Five cans to put back. Two to reach for. In today's video, we look at 5 Toxic Canned Tuna Brands to Skip And 2 That Are ACTUALLY Real Fish… Keep watching to see US Canned Tuna Brands to Avoid, Harmful Chemicals, Food Exposure. Also check out:    • 5 Toxic Pasta Brands to Skip And 3 That Ar...   #cannedtuna #tunabrands #albacore #healthyeating #foodsafety #toxicfood #groceryshopping SOURCES, DATA & METHODOLOGY Mamavation - Tuna Tested for Toxic Mercury (Nov. 12, 2025) https://mamavation.com/food/tuna-test... FDA/EPA - Advice about Eating Fish https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/ad... FDA - Questions & Answers on FDA/EPA Advice about Eating Fish https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/qu... FDA - Methylmercury Action Level (CPG Sec. 540.600) https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-inform... U.S. EPA - National Recommended Human Health Criteria https://www.epa.gov/wqc/national-reco... 21 CFR 161.190 - Canned Tuna Standard of Identity https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/... FDA - Tri-Union Seafoods Recall (Feb. 2025) https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-ma... -trader-joesr-tuna-cans-due FDA - Genova Recall Follow-up (Jan. 2026) https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-ma... a-limited-retailers-due Safe Catch - Mercury Testing & Published Limits https://safecatch.com/mercury-testing/ Toxics (2025) - Peer-reviewed tuna mercury paper https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/13/6/426 Mamavation's brand-level dataset is treated as a one-sample-per-product consumer spot check, not as a brand average or guarantee about future cans. Video scope: canned products only; pouches and jars excluded. Ranking is based on measured total mercury in the tested product. Mamavation's page contains affiliate links and Safe Catch discount codes. The brand-level consumer study is separate from the peer-reviewed 2025 Toxics paper. Product formulas may change. Always check the current package label. Disclaimer: Content on this Channel is based on public information, research, and personal commentary for educational purposes only. Be aware and check current labels because product formulas may change anytime.