Farmed Salmon Toxicity Shock

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Monday, 26 January 2004

A landmark international study 'Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Farmed Salmon' published tomorrow in the world's foremost scientific journal, Science, presents damning new evidence that Scottish farmed salmon is the most contaminated salmon on sale in Europe and North America.

The Science study reveals that Scottish farmed salmon is so contaminated with PCBs, dioxins, dieldrin and toxaphene that no more than three meals of Scottish farmed salmon PER YEAR are recommended. Wild salmon on the other hand could be safely consumed at levels as high as eight meals per month or twice per week.

For more information and full press release see: http://www.salmonfarmmonitor.org/pr080104.shtml

Source: www.pan-uk.org