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10-29-2012, 10:02 PM | #1 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| Another reason not to feed fish... Just a few quotes by Susan Thixton, please click on the link to read her whole article: Something Very Fishy You're gonna hate this, just warning you now. Guess where most fish is processed? No matter where in the world the fish is caught, no matter what country the fish is sold in...guess where the majority of fish is processed? China. Caught fresh, frozen, shipped to China, thawed, processed, re-frozen and shipped all over the world. Oh, and by the way, chemicals are added during processing in China too. An investigation by Kolbotek, an Israeli consumer awareness TV program sent hidden camera reporters to two Chinese factories. In one of the two video's produced by Kolbotek, you see the fish being soaked in "STTP-laden water to make them heavier." Some footage of the videos show the fish being pounded, an apparent effort to cause the fish to absorb more STTP-laden water. Photo shots from the video's... So what is STTP? Sodium Tripolyphosphate. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations states: "Polyphosphates are legally permitted additives that are widely used to aid processing or to improve eating quality of many foods, particularly meat and fish products. The main value of polyphosphates lies in improving the retention of water by the protein in fish." The Material Safety Data Sheet for sodium tripolyphosphate states: "Toxicity to Animals: Acute oral toxicity (LD50): 3100 mg/kg [Mouse]." In Food and Water Watch's report "What is Sodium Tripolyphosphate Doing in your Fish?", the consumer watchdog group states "In large quantities, STPP is a suspected neurotoxin, as well as a registered pesticide and known air contaminant in the state of California."
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10-29-2012, 10:29 PM | #2 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| Oh... wonderful! Thanks for posting...
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10-30-2012, 10:38 AM | #4 |
and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington
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| Thanks for posting this... No more fish for my two! Geesh, so much to worry about... I'm glad I don't eat fish
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10-30-2012, 10:39 AM | #5 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Oh, wow. Thanks for the post!
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10-30-2012, 11:35 AM | #6 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| Most of our fish caught offshore here is processed right in the facilities on the Humboldt Bay in Eureka. The grocery stores we shop at sell fish from local fisherman and of course Mr. Fisg in Eureka processes his himself. I"m not going to love moving away from here, over 90% pf the food we consume is local, fruuts vegis dairt cow pork chicken & seafoods.
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