FDA

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Hites Foran Carpenter Hamilton Knuth Schwager
FDA Health Canada World Health Organization
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Willett Harvard School of Public Health Gallo
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Blackburn
Harvard Medical School Rimm Harvard School of
Public Health Hahn Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution Santerre Purdue University Guzelian
University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center Lichtenstein Friedman
School of Nutrition,
Tufts University Tucker Epidemiology and
Dietary Assessment Program,
Tufts University O'Sullivan University of
Massachusetts
Medical School
Carpenter
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Farmed vs. Wild
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Farmed WildCost
7.50 22.50Availability 12 mos 4
mos
(meal for 4 people - 1.5 lbs.)
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3 million
20 million
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July 2003

• Environmental Working Group
• PCB 27 ppb
• 10 fish/questionable science
• Heavy PR (5X wild, 40x beef, etc)

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2,000 ppb (FDA) 27 ppb
PCBs
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• EWG on Food Policy
• FDA--wrong idea/numbers
• EPA--right idea/numbers

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of course, the omega-3 benefits are not found in
farmed salmon. Dr. Frank Hue
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of course, the omega-3 benefits are not found in
farmed salmon.

• I can say categorically that these quotes are
  not mine...My understanding of omega-3 fatty
  acids in farm-raised salmon is also from the USDA
  nutrient database. Thus, I have no reason to
  believe that omega-3 fatty acids are lower in
  farm-raised salmon based on the USDA data.
• Dr. Frank Hue

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• PCBs at any level do not belong in food.
• We are not satisfied, even with the current low
  levels in farmed salmon.
• We are working and succeeding at lowering them.
• But in the meantime remember two things.

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• 23,000 in 100,000--lifetime risk of cancer.
• 1, 2 or 3 additional cases in 100,000 (23,001 in
  100,000)
• 0.001 percent (1/1000 of a percent) increase

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• 23,000 in 100,000--lifetime risk of cancer.
• 1 additional case in 100,000 (23,001 in 100,000)
• 0.001 percent
• 30 reduction in CHD

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January 2004

• Hites, et.al.
• 700 Fish
• PCBs 27 ppb

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• Lots of enemies and few lots of friends.

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Willett Harvard School of Public Health Gallo
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Blackburn
Harvard Medical School Rimm Harvard School of
Public Health Hahn Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution Santerre Purdue University Guzelian
University of Colorado Health
Sciences Center Lichtenstein Friedman
School of Nutrition,
Tufts University Tucker Epidemiology and
Dietary Assessment Program,
Tufts University O'Sullivan University of
Massachusetts
Medical School
Carpenter
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• We have an epidemic of bad eating habits and bad
  food selections and thats the forest thats
  causing us so much heart disease, so much cancer,
  so much obesity, so much diabetes, said Dr.
  George Blackburn, director of the Center for the
  Study of Nutrition and Medicine at Beth Israel
  Deaconess Medical Center. This study on salmon
  is not even a branch on a tree in the forest
  relative to this force of healthy food that is so
  important to our longevity, to the quality of our
  life, and to preventing us from having chronic
  disease.
• The Boston Globe, January 20, 2004

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• Editorial Opinions About
• the Study and Farmed Salmon

• The Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2004
• The Boston Globe, January 20, 2004
• Health Sciences Institute e-Alert, January 20,
  2004
• The National Post, January 15, 2004
• NPRs Morning Edition, January 22, 2004
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 19, 2004
• The New York Times, January 17, 2004
• FOXNews, January 16, 2004
• The Orlando Sentinel, January 10, 2004
• The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2004

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PBDEs
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Farmed vs. Wild
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• Its a little bit hypocritical when we eat so
  much junk food and are so overweight that we
  would start worrying about fish from good
  providers such as established fish markets.
• Dr. George Blackburn, Harvard Medical School
• The Journal of the American Medical Association,
  February 25, 2004

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• Environment

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• Less omega-3
• More saturated fat

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• Color
• Antibiotics

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Color

• Big issue with consumers
• Non-issue with regard to health

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Color

• Not dyed..fed
• Same as wild salmon
• Animal nutrition requirement
• Human nutrition product

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Antibiotics

• Only used for disease treatment
• Under direct supervision of veterinarian
• Strict withdrawal times (FDA, EU, Japan)
• Less than 3 of feed medicated

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• Battleground has shifted

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PCBs
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• Lots of enemies and few friends.

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• Our mission has been altered.

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• Education (media/influencers)
• Trade Assistance
• Feed Issues
• Certification

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Farmed Salmon
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• Route into humans?
• Route into foods?
• In what foods?
• Effects/Levels?

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• Get Ready
• Dont just pay your dues
• Do the Right Thing---
• vs. Doing Things Right

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• And then

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Learned Consumption Patterns
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No Silver Bullet