Following pressure for school meal advisors and conservationists due to raising health and environmental concerns, the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has banned shark and ray meat from public school menus. The move not only safeguards marine life but also protects student health, as predators, while vital to ocean balance, are highly mercury-contaminated.
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Rio de Janeiro verbietet Haifleisch in den Kantinen öffentlicher Schulen

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Auf Druck von Nahrungsberatern und Naturschützern hat der brasilianische Bundesstaat Rio de Janeiro Hai- und Rochenfleisch von Schulmenüs verbannt. Dieser Schritt bewahrt das maritime Leben und schützt die Gesundheit der Kinder, da diese für das Meer wichtigen Jäger häufig eine hohe Quecksilberbelastung aufweisen.

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