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, bawal na ang karne ng pating sa mga paaralan

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Dahil sa hiling ng mga eksperto at environmentalists, ipinagbawal ng Rio de Janeiro sa Brazil ang karne ng pating at pagi sa mga paaralan. Ang hakbang na ito ay nagliligtas sa dagat at sa kalusugan ng mga bata dahil ang mga hayop na ito ay madalas may mataas na mercury na mapanganib sa katawan.

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