OK, folks let's do a bit of reasoning here regarding the "deadly" YPS!
Let's say that a reasonable portion of smoked fish is 4 ounces or 114 grams.
Let's also say that the salt content of this fish is 3%--probably a bit
high, but let's use that figure. Therefore, in that portion, there will be
3.42 grams of salt.
If 13 ppm of that salt is YPS, then the YPS consumed will be 0.00004446
grams.
Recently Dr. LaBudde stated that the LD50 for Sodium Cyanide (which has a
higher level of CN!) was 15 mg. per kg!
If this concern for the use of YPS bothers you, then don't drive a car, fly
in an airplane, and especially don't smoke a cigarette--you will die sooner
from those than from eating that portion of smoked fish, UV light or not.
(And remember that the UV only affects the surface YPS--a much lower amount
than what is in the entire portion!)
I think that I will go sit in the sun and eat a couple of pounds of smoked
salmon!
Paul G. Taylor
Evergreen Food Ingredients
2210 Black Lake Blvd. S.W.
Olympia, WA 98512-5604
Phone: (360)754-1718; Fax: (360)754-1704
E-mail: pault@everfoodingr.com
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