Is sushi/sashimi safe for young kids?

The truth is that while food safety, allergies, and choking hazards should always be considered, there really is no consensus on an exact age that is appropriate to give a young child raw fish. By 5-6 years old, a healthy child's immune system should be strong enough to graduate to raw sushi with the rest of the family. read more

The food safety associations in Japan apparently have NOT recommended a specific age at which sushi/sashimi is safe for consumption (other than not feeding it to infants/very young children) and have left to the “judgement of parents” and the “understanding of the child” whatever that means. read more

They said the main concern is mercury levels are too high for young growing bodies. I was disappointed to hear this, but I will go with his advice. Just wondering what others thought, or did with their kids when it came to sushi. read more