Re: Salmon: Farmed v. Wild

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

Just to repeat what I posted here a few weeks back: The level of

PCBs in farmed salmon is CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN ONE PART PER

**TRILLION**!!!!

Further, about a month ago I emailed the source of the recent

publicity - the Environmental Working Group - and asked them if they

believed such a microscopically small amount could in any way affect

human health. And in addition, if they thought it could, would they

please provide me with a scientific reference to support such a

belief.

As almost always happens in cases like this there has been no

response from them of any kind.

There are lots of people out there who have agendas that have nothing

to do with what they would like you to believe their motivations

are. Draw your own conclusions about this one. I have drawn mine,

until, or unless, I get a satisfactory answer from these people.

Rodney.

--- In , apricot85 <apricot85@a...>

wrote:

> http://channels.netscape.com/ns/homerealestate/package.jsp?

name=fte/salmon/salmon

> excerpt:

> The Environmental Working Group has issued a scary report

indicating

> that farm-raised salmon--but not the kind that is fished out of

streams

> and rivers--is contaminated with high levels of cancer-causing

chemicals

> called polychlorinated biphenyls, more commonly known as PCBs,

report

> Reuters and The New York Times.

> ~~~~~ snip ~~~~~~

> What do the salmon farmers think of all this? An organization

called

> Salmon of the Americas represents 80 salmon farmers in the United

> States, Canada, and Chile. Its spokesman says that until the

farmers

> hear differently, they'll continue to follow the FDA regulations,

rather

> than the more strict EPA regulations. " We assume they know what

they are

> doing, and the regulations and levels they have promulgated mean

that

> the food, including farmed salmon, is safe, wholesome, and

nutritious.

> EPA and FDA should work their differences out, " Trent, acting

> director of Salmon of the Americas told the Times. " When and if the

FDA

> changes its limits, we will be the first to comply. Someone is

yelling

> fire in a theater to help make their point, and they haven't proven

this

> point to the FDA yet. If they had, they would change their

standards. "

>

> Based on the results of this study and EPA recommendations, the New

York

> Times advises consumers to eat farmed salmon no more than once a

month.