Brazil serves potentially contaminated shark meat to children in public schools

Mongabay
Aug 7, 2025, 2:34 pm218 pts
Brazil has served more than 5,600 metric tons of potentially contaminated shark meat in schools and other public institutions since 2004, a Mongabay investigation has revealed. Shark meat tends to have higher concentrations of toxic heavy metals, as top predators accumulate contaminants like mercury from lower…

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