Paul, Thanks for injecting some common sense to this "discussion".
It's like having to eat 40 lbs of halibut a day for 50 years to exceed
the guideline for mercury. George Berkompas
> ----------
> From: Paul G. Taylor[SMTP:pault@everfoodingr.com]
> Reply To: pault@everfoodingr.com
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 2:14 PM
> To: Seafood Group
> Subject: YPS saga
>
> 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
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>
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