END the FDA

[Raven]

they are less effective than the U.N.
so take Notice
quote:

The FDA Fails to Protect American Consumers

According to a study done by the Environmental Working Group, levels of PCBs in farm-raised salmon were 4.5 times higher than the upper limit set forth by the FDA for weekly consumption of fish. According to EPA standards, farm-raised salmon should have a warning label advising people not to eat it more than 1x per month due to the toxic levels of PCBs it contains. So why hasn’t there been a warning issued?

Well, the EPA only sets standards for wild-caught salmon. It is the FDA’s job to set the standard for commercially raised fish, and their standard is 500x less protective when it comes to PCB levels. No surprise that, once again, the FDA has failed to protect Americans from harm in favor of giving big business a break.

[Nebe]

Damn. I love those thick farm raised Atlantic salmon filets.
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[Raven]

you can have some ASIAN shrimp with them on the side Nebe
you know...the ones with the chicken coop above them
to add extra flavor.


note: less than 5% of imported seafood is inspected

[Nebe]

I only eat wild caught shrimp. But I love that salmon.
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[FishermanTim]

If I wanted to eat a cardboard box, I'd eat a cardboard box, not something posing as a "healthy" fish!

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

The FDA approves things based on research that the companies applying for approval submit to them. I always though the FDA did their own research before approving things. It's pretty scary how things actually get FDA approval if you do some research. FDA approved can really mean nothing at all.
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[5/0]

Originally Posted by Nebe

I only eat wild caught shrimp. But I love that salmon.
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Did you know that they put a dye in their food pellets it will give them that rich pink look.
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[rphud]

I don't think anybody wants to go back to pre-FDA times, but it has always needed fixin and likely always will. Funding for the FDA always seems to be political football at its finest, and that does not help. They have been doing better since W, but it is the government.

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by 5/0

Did you know that they put a dye in their food pellets it will give them that rich pink look.
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Yes. They do it to beef too.
I eat very well lately. I dont eat any beef, only bison.. Eat lots of veggies and even tofu, and will eat lots of fresh caught by me fish this summer, but I will still buy a big slab of salmon once in a while. It's not going to kill me. I should also mention that I buy the farm raised salmon from Norway at whole foods.
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[Raven]

my "GOOD" cholesterol is WAY to low -say the heart DOC's
but i've never been a fan of Salmon
to oily tasting for me... same as NON albacore tuna

taking the fish oil pills is of no help because i seem to always
burp it endlessly and thus completely hate it....

there's an emulsified fish oil product i tried at the health food store
with a really NICE demo lady.... and that's my next purchase
since you cannot taste the fish oil period

cows that ate radioactive grass (west coast) after JAPAN's tsunami
and subsequent nuclear melt down ....after a cloud drifted over here
ended up having tainted milk.

[zacs]

there are more PCBs in butter, beef, or milk than farm raised salmon. and the "dye" they put in the feed is the same compounds that they naturally eat (astraxanthin and others) that make them pink in the wild.

if you really want to pick an argument with salmon, find a real one, like how many forage fish are killed to make the feed. that is probably the only "real" issue with farmed salmon. But it doesn't resonate with the commoner, so the aniti-salmon groups drum up non-stories like PCBs & dye which sound way more scarier... yawn...

[JackK]

Originally Posted by zacs

there are more PCBs in butter, beef, or milk than farm raised salmon. and the "dye" they put in the feed is the same compounds that they naturally eat (astraxanthin and others) that make them pink in the wild.

if you really want to pick an argument with salmon, find a real one, like how many forage fish are killed to make the feed. that is probably the only "real" issue with farmed salmon. But it doesn't resonate with the commoner, so the aniti-salmon groups drum up non-stories like PCBs & dye which sound way more scarier... yawn...

I'm terrified of Aquadvantage...

also, farmed salmon tastes like poop.

[zacs]

Originally Posted by JackK

I'm terrified of Aquadvantage...

some legit concerns around GM salmon for sure... but not approved yet, afaik?

Originally Posted by JackK

also, farmed salmon tastes like poop.

I wholeheartedly disagree.

[Nebe]

farm raised steelhead is the bomb. sorry.

[Nebe]

I load it with soyyaki sauce and grill it skin side down with asparagus or spinach... epic mealtime.

[Nebe]

There is so many worse foods out there that i wont even touch..

remember when people were told eating eggs or avacados were a bad thing?? LOL

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Nebe

farm raised steelhead is the bomb. sorry.

do steelhead taste more like trout Nebe?

[Nebe]

Yes
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[bart]

Originally Posted by Nebe

farm raised steelhead is the bomb. sorry.

Just had this last night, prepared like salmon. Dijon mustard coating with lemon. Chit WAS the bomb. I only eat wild salmon from Whole Foods, but I will definitely eat farm-raised steelhead again

[Nebe]

Try that soy Yaki sauce in the blue bottle next time.
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[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Try that soy Yaki sauce in the blue bottle next time.
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Roast with a past of ancho chile powder, fresh garlic and olive oil...

[The Dad Fisherman]

Blacken that Beyotch....

[Raven]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Blacken that Beyotch....

ya need Mongolian fire oil...

so your butt can breathe fire like Genghis Khan

[JackK]

Originally Posted by zacs

I wholeheartedly disagree.

It's cool... I don't like ANY cooked salmon (raw or cured for me) so I'm biased

[bart]

Eben I will try that.

The woman is making us a mediterannean tilapia right now. her mom made the steelhead last night with a bomb corn, grape tomato, vinegar, and avacado-southwestern style salad. my mother made us wild salmon last week.

Life is good

[Nebe]

Tilapia is the one fish I won't touch. But I hear its tasty.
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[zacs]

some tilapia taste OK, some are disgusting. chinese tend to be about 80% gross. Indonesia are 50/50. Central America are only 25% gross. imho... why won't you touch, nebe? they are more like a farmed chicken than a fish...

[Nebe]

They eat #^&#^&#^&#^&.
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[Nebe]

Farm raised shrimp is also something I avoid.
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[zacs]

Originally Posted by Nebe

They eat #^&#^&#^&#^&.
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they don't eat sh*t. i've been to tilapia farms all over the world. I promise you they don't eat #^&#^&#^&#^&. They eat nasty algae and pond scum, which can make them taste like a dirty aquarium, but I can assure you they don't eat sh*t.

I have also been to many shrimp farms and never seen them eat sh*t, although i have heard rumors of it in China. I doubt you would see it in thailand, indo, india or cent america. if you buy shrimp at BJ's, Costco, Whole Foods, you know it will be good. If it is dirt cheap, there is usually a reason. i avoid china shrimp, and advise most people to stay away from grocery store shrimp in general, other than the retailers mentioned above. agree that good shrimp is hard to find, but the problem is usually oversoaking with chemicals...