Animal feed is one of the most prevalent causes of ingested dioxins. Farmed salmon feed on contaminated pellets with high concentrations of dioxins many years ago. This continues to be a problem also for most seawater fisheries taking fish from the sea, which in many locations around the world have high concentrations of dioxins.I disagree with the lead story quote from the referred BBC News story that, a Food safety expert Professor Hugh Pennington who told the BBC the health risk was very, very low. He said: "You have to have a lot of these compounds. You have to eat a lot of them, enormous amounts to have any visible effect." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7769391.stm
In an isolated incident such as this it would probably be true, but the Professor is not taking into account the constant exposure to dioxins in our food chain, mostly as a result of contaminated animal feed. In point of fact we do consume considerably more dioxins than “official” reports suggests. It is sustained “life time” exposure to dioxins that carries greatest risks.
Read for further information about dioxins:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/358889.stm
Author: Nigel Rumble 7th December 2008
