Posted by larryhoover on June 13, 2011, at 22:52:03
In reply to pcp in farmed salmon, posted by torrid on June 12, 2011, at 19:34:53
> Vital Choies Newsletter:Salmon Safty Report on CNN Confesses...
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> google the above, I don't know how to paste the link here
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> 6 parts per billion pcb is safe and farm raised salmon tested 11.5 parts per billionI hope you read the whole piece over again carefully. You have abstracted what is probably the least representative bit of data in the entire piece. The U.S. EPA maximum of 6 ppb you quote is not supported by even the U.S. FDA, but is certainly challenged by other health organizations.
The authors make multiple related statements that even farmed salmon provides benefits that greatly exceed the risks.
Here's a link to the article: http://tinyurl.com/5vqzvtz
Lar
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