Comments on: Is That Whitefish on Your Plate Toxic?

By: Alan8

Alan8 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:48:22 +0000

“:…commercial fisheries are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration which does not regularly screen for dioxin and doesn’t require that consumers be informed about state consumption advisories.”

The FDA represents corporate interests — not citizens' interests. This is the result of decades of corporate financing of the two major parties. If you vote for them, YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Vote Green!

By: Alan8

Alan8 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:48:22 +0000

The FDA represents corporate interests — not citizens' interests. This is the result of decades of corporate financing of the two major parties. If you vote for them, YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Vote Green!

By: Poisonous fish from Lake Huron « Later On

Poisonous fish from Lake Huron « Later On — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:42:49 +0000

[...] Daily life, Environment, Food, Health at 9:42 am by LeisureGuy The poison is an acquired problem. Matthew DeLong in the Washington Independent: The Michigan Messenger’s Eartha Jane Melzer reports that if it comes from Lake Huron, it might [...]

By: Drosera

Drosera — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:57:09 +0000

It would be a shame to waste a food resource like Great Lakes whitefish. Consider the alternatives to a whitefish meal: pork from pigs raised unsustainably; beef from cows reared in feed lots; chickens raised in cages. Which meal is more a health hazard–whitefish or one of the above?

I believe PCBs can be lowered in whitefish by preparing it properly. Suppliers to restaurants should be instructed how to reduce PCB amounts through removing fat and skin thoroughly. Also, the goal should not be to remove whitefish from people's diets but limiting their intake to safe levels, perhaps one meal every two weeks.