Posted in: Japan dumps Norwegian whale meat after finding pesticide See in context
This was blubber (kawa) and whale tail fin (oba) from north atlantic minke whales. It was not whale meat (red meat). While it is unfortunate that there still are pesticides in seafood, the good thing is that the use of such pesticides have come to a stop long time ago. Generally the benefits are higher than the risks. The risk is first and foremost associated with the volumes consumed. If eaten daily for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper, there could be a risk. If consumed in small quantities from time to time, the risk is probably negligible. The limit established by Japan seems to be a provisional limit that is not based on any scientific assessment. There are no limits on aldrin/diedrin and chlordane in Europe. It looks like the US has a limit of 0,3 ppm for both, in other words 3 times higher than Japan for aldrin/diedrin and 6 times higher for chlordane.
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