Posted by Larry Hoover on December 15, 2003, at 18:55:10
In reply to farmed fish info, not complete but informative, posted by joebob on December 14, 2003, at 11:20:03
This link wasn't working this morning...
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/fsis38_2003.pdfIf you go down to the tables near the bottom of the report, you will see that current daily intakes of PCBs from fish are less than the daily intakes in 1982 from meat, grain, dairy....many other foods had high PCB content just twenty years ago.
If you look at the concentration tables, you will also see dramatic declines across the board, in both dioxin and PCB content, over those twenty years. In 1982, eggs had about three times the total PCBs and dioxins in them as do fish today....
Not only is there less of this stuff in food, but governments are actively taking steps to reduce those levels even further.
I honestly don't believe that farmed fish deserve the scrutiny they are presently receiving, with respect to persistent organic pollutants. I think pesticides on the pretty and perfect fresh fruits and vegetables in your local supermarket are much more of a threat to health....
Regards,
Lar
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