ster . ▁Its ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁monitor ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁mer cur y ▁expos ure ▁( prim arily ▁low - level ▁expos ure ▁from ▁fish ▁consumption ) ▁on ▁inf ants ▁and ▁young ▁children , ▁especially ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁ne uro development al ▁dis orders . ▁In ▁the ▁study , ▁hair ▁mer cur y ▁levels ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁index ▁of ▁expos ure . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁scientific ▁studies ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁project , ▁which ▁have ▁generally ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁m eth yl mer cur y ▁consumption ▁results ▁in ▁an ▁increased ▁risk ▁of ▁ne uro development al ▁dis orders , ▁though ▁one ▁article ▁did ▁note ▁that ▁" the ▁association ▁with ▁activity ▁suggests ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁further ▁study ▁of ▁this ▁coh ort ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁joint ▁FA O / World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁committee ▁published ▁a ▁report , ▁which , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁S CD S , ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁health ▁benefits ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁om ega - 3 ▁fat ty ▁ac ids ▁in ▁fish ▁out we ighed ▁the ▁potential ▁ad verse ▁ne uro log ical ▁effects ▁of ▁mer cur y ▁int ake ▁from ▁fish . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mer cur y ▁( element ) ▁Category : Aut ism - related ▁organizations ▁Category : Environment al ▁health ▁organizations ▁Category : E p ide mi ological ▁study ▁projects ▁Category : Med ical ▁and ▁health ▁organis ations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁Se ych elles <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁M aison ▁pom p