seafood – Madhura Rao

Mercury in Seafood | Should We Really Be Concerned?

Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in December 2023. Header image by Cait Mack for FoodUnfolded. With its low melting point, high density, and excellent conductivity, mercury has several industrial and scientific applications. But the unsafe use of this metal can result in severe health and environmental implications, especially through bioaccumulation in seafood. Mercury enters the atmosphere […]

Human rights

Cheap Seafood | The Social Cost of Production

Originally published on FoodUnfolded.com in March 2022 Many workers employed onboard offshore fishing vessels have been subjected to unsafe working conditions, unfair wages, subpar living conditions and both physical and psychological abuse. While this issue exists around the world, it is particularly rampant in Southeast Asia, a region that owes much of its recent prosperity […]