Farmed salmon, which is being eaten in increasing amounts by millions of Americans, were found to contain high levels of dangerous PCBs. The study found concentrations of PCBs some 16 times higher than those of wild, ocean-fished salmon.
PCBs, an industrial chemical that has been banned in the United States for decades, have been linked to cancer and impaired fetal brain development. Although they have not been used for some time, PCBs are persistent organic pollutants, and they still exist in the environment. Most salmon in the United States are raised on fish "farms" and fed meals of ground-up fish that have absorbed PCBs in the environment.
The Washington Post July, 29, 2003
Fish served in restaurants is almost always farm raised. Not only is it wise to avoid most all fish because of PCBs, but also because of the toxic mercury that contaminates even most ocean-raised fish.
Fortunately, you do have viable options for obtaining the nutritious benefits of fish, such as regularly consuming high-quality purified fish oil like the Carlson's brand of fish oil, and enjoying the absolutely delicious Alaskan wild red salmon from the one source I discovered, through independent lab-testing my team coordinated, to be mercury- and PCB-free and safe.
The diets of most Americans are dangerously low in omega-3, a fat essential to good health but only found in fish oil and a few other foods. I recommend, above almost any other addition to everyone's diet, fish oil and cod liver oil. I have researched and tried many fish oil brands but only recommend Carlson's brand fish oil and cod liver oil as I have found it to be the most superior available. It is purified to the highest standards to be free from mercury and other toxins and is made without chemical modification and processing.
Additionally, early last year we did extensive testing on fish from a company, Vital Choice, that takes the salmon from the interior of Alaska and were surprised and delighted to find that the mercury levels were virtually undetectable. In addition to our test for mercury, Vital Choice has conducted numerous tests on the salmon and has never once detected PCBs.
If you enjoy the delicious taste and immense health benefits of some of the world's finest salmon--Alaskan wild red--but you are concerned about the PCBs, mercury and other toxins now found in dangerous amounts in almost all fish, then please consider trying the Alaskan wild red salmon from Vital Choice that tested safe and is now available in our Web site store.
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