tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558955728208507609.post5542063787043396496..comments2016-12-15T02:56:21.046-08:00Comments on Inside the California Table: Is Fish Farming Our Future?Chef Liz Billshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12364138252937204480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558955728208507609.post-17344505962125568362007-11-01T16:07:00.000-07:002007-11-01T16:07:00.000-07:00Thank you for your comment. As you can see by the...Thank you for your comment. As you can see by the title I am becoming pro-farming and want to invite this idea to others. I've been working professionally in San Fran restaurants for years with chefs that would never consider farmed fish. I believe it is an option we will be forced to utilize as we deplete our natural resources. There is so much controversy and information that may or may not be factual so hearing from all ends is helpful to everyone.Chef Liz Billshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364138252937204480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558955728208507609.post-20220619699494502092007-11-01T13:00:00.001-07:002007-11-01T13:00:00.001-07:00Wild Salmon contains equal or more PCB’s than Farm...Wild Salmon contains equal or more PCB’s than Farmed Salmon, actually levels of PCB in Farmed Salmon today are decreasing due to the control in the feed. But PCB in wild and Farmed are less than 20 parts per billion and the FDA tolerance is 2000. Butter, milk and even breast milk from a nursing mother has more PCB’s than Salmon wild or farmed.<BR/><BR/>Wild Salmon is raised also in farms, more than half of “Wild” Salmon starts in hatchery with the same controls of Farmed Salmon and then released.<BR/><BR/>There is no "pigment" given to Farmed Salmon, Farmed Salmon is given a carotene, (Astaxanthin). the same carotene that wild salmon eats, but this is man made, the same comparison of vitamin C is man made and an orange comes form a tree. Nobody is saying that Vitamin C is bad for you. Actually the same Astaxanthin given to Farmed Salmon is sold in vitamin stores for human consumption because this carotene is good for you. Do a google search on Astaxanthin.<BR/><BR/>Seafood Choices by medical authorities:<BR/><BR/>http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3788/23788/37679.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558955728208507609.post-28213715643646500572007-11-01T13:00:00.000-07:002007-11-01T13:00:00.000-07:00Wild Salmon contains equal or more PCB’s than Farm...Wild Salmon contains equal or more PCB’s than Farmed Salmon, actually levels of PCB in Farmed Salmon today are decreasing due to the control in the feed. But PCB in wild and Farmed are less than 20 parts per billion and the FDA tolerance is 2000. Butter, milk and even breast milk from a nursing mother has more PCB’s than Salmon wild or farmed.<BR/><BR/>Wild Salmon is raised also in farms, more than half of “Wild” Salmon starts in hatchery with the same controls of Farmed Salmon and then released.<BR/><BR/>There is no "pigment" given to Farmed Salmon, Farmed Salmon is given a carotene, (Astaxanthin). the same carotene that wild salmon eats, but this is man made, the same comparison of vitamin C is man made and an orange comes form a tree. Nobody is saying that Vitamin C is bad for you. Actually the same Astaxanthin given to Farmed Salmon is sold in vitamin stores for human consumption because this carotene is good for you. Do a google search on Astaxanthin.<BR/><BR/>Seafood Choices by medical authorities:<BR/><BR/>http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3788/23788/37679.aspxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com