Hi

Just asked a question about tuna oil.

What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.


Thanks all.

"sandi" > wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.
==============
I like Bumble Bee in water.

On Mar 25, 5:48 pm, sandi > wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
> Thanks all.

Any low sodium brand is the way to go! Much fresher tasting.

mc

On Mar 25, 4:48 pm, sandi > wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
> Thanks all.

Remember to squeeze out all the mercury before you feed it to your
cat. dkw

sandi wrote:
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? *And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light is too much like
cat food, cheap cat food. I prefer oil pack but it's becoming more
difficult to find so I settle for water pack most of the time. I find
Bumble Bee and Star Kist to be the same, in fact the store brands are
just as good (likely the same cannery). Personally I don't see the
point to squeezing out every last drop of oil because then most folks
just add twice the mayo. I find the water pack saltier than oil
pack. Obviously the canners are cutting back on oil pack because
water is cheaper.

Sheldon

"Sheldon" > wrote:
> More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
> chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light is too much like
> cat food, cheap cat food.

Did something happen to chunk tuna in recent years? I hadn't bought tuna in
many years, then started trying it again. I could have sworn chunk tuna used
to have actual chunks in it. I thought there were three grades at one time:
solid, chunk, and flaked. The chunk I've seen recently looks like flaked to
me, and I noticed that flaked isn't sold anymore.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

On Mar 25, 3:16 pm, "Sheldon" > wrote:
>
> More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
> chunk light. I only buy solid white... [snip]

I agree completely with this. I usually buy TJ's "albacore solid
white tuna" in olive oil but I will buy another brand on sale if it's
solid white. -aem

Sheldon wrote on 25 Mar 2007 16:16:22 -0700:

S> sandi wrote:
??>>
??>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
??>>
??>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or
??>> without oil?
??>>
??>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.

S> More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid
S> white or chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light
S> is too much like cat food, cheap cat food. I prefer oil
S> pack but it's becoming more difficult to find so I settle
S> for water pack most of the time. I find Bumble Bee and Star
S> Kist to be the same, in fact the store brands are just as
S> good (likely the same cannery). Personally I don't see the
S> point to squeezing out every last drop of oil because then
S> most folks just add twice the mayo. I find the water pack
S> saltier than oil pack. Obviously the canners are cutting
S> back on oil pack because water is cheaper.

The only reason I buy canned tuna is for tuna salad and I get
water packed tuna. I open the can, add two tablespoons of lemon
juice, wait 5 minutes and drain it. I have never seen much
difference in actual brands and the local Giant stores's stuff
seems as good as any, whoever actually makes it.



James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

sandi wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.



Starkist "Gourmet's Choice Tuna Fillet solid light tuna in olive oil"
In a 6 ounce can with a bright blue label. The tuna is about like
"chunk light" tuna used to be a long time ago, except maybe a
little firmer, and there are only 2 or 3 really big chunks stuffed in
the can, and a little bit of oil. There's enough tuna to make 2
sandwiches and still have a couple of bites left over.

Bob

sandi > wrote:

>What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?

Skipjack tuna in rectangular tins. Various brands.

Steve

Try one of the foil-packed tunas.
You'll never go back to "canned".



On 25 Mar 2007 22:48:54 GMT, sandi > wrote:

>Hi
>
>Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
>What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
>I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
>Thanks all.

<rj>

"<RJ>" wrote:
> Try one of the foil-packed tunas.

Can't do that... reminds me of a colostomy.

Sheldon

sandi wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.

I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that matter,
neither can my cat.

In article s.net>,
sandi > wrote:

> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.

For eating with pasta, I like the Italian solid tuna that comes in a jar
in olive oil. Saute it in oo with chopped scallions, celery, garlic,
capers, peas, and maybe some chile flakes and mix with the cooked pasta
in the frying pan..

For a tuna sandwich standard brand solid pack in oil.

On 25 Mar 2007 22:48:54 GMT, sandi > wrote:

>Hi
>
>Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
>What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
>I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
For me it's tuna, no oil.... no matter what brand.


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jmcquown wrote:
> sandi wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>
>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>>
>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>
>>
>> Thanks all.
>
> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that matter,
> neither can my cat.
>
>


You canned your cat?

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:25:16 GMT, wff_ng_7 wrote:
>
>> Did something happen to chunk tuna in recent years? I hadn't bought tuna in
>> many years, then started trying it again. I could have sworn chunk tuna used
>> to have actual chunks in it. I thought there were three grades at one time:
>> solid, chunk, and flaked. The chunk I've seen recently looks like flaked to
>> me, and I noticed that flaked isn't sold anymore.
>
> Yep. The "chunk light tuna" used to be at least 50% chunk and
> the rest flake. Now it's all ... mush. It all sqeezes out the
> side of the lid when you drain it.
>
> I think they're putting all the chunks into those plastic/foil
> pouches, and then the scraps go in the cans. The "invention" of
> those pouches coincides with the quality decline in canned tuna.
>
> -sw


Nope, the foil patches lagged behind the decline in quality by several
years.

Bob

On 25 Mar 2007 22:48:54 GMT, sandi > wrote:

>Hi
>
>Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
>What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
>I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
Sprouts Farmers Market has a house brand that I really like.
http://www.sprouts.com/

I like it in water, but oil is okay.
--

modom

http://www.koyote.com/users/modom/home.html

zxcvbob wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> sandi wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>>
>>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>>>
>>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>
>> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that
>> matter, neither can my cat.
>>
>>
>
>
> You canned your cat?

Yeah, she got on my nerves so I sealed her up in a tin and put her on the
shelf next to the recalled cat food.

Speaking of the recalled cat food, here's something odd. I don't feed
tinned food to Persia (she's on prescription food and it's dry kibble) but I
walked down the aisle where they have the pet food and they had tuna stacked
on the shelf next to the canned cat food.

Despite evidence to the contrary, cats should not eat a diet of fish. Cats
don't fish. And you don't see canned mice.

sandi wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.

Gotta pitch Costco's Kirkland tuna. Only water-packed and you
have to buy e i g h t cans, but it's the solidest white albacore
I've seen and it's consistent. Other standard brands seem to
have an off-day here and there. Haven't tried any of the tender
underbelly, left-side only gourmet brands that are packed in
oil from olives picked and packed by Tuscan virgins.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheDirtyOldLadies/
"mc" > wrote in message
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> On Mar 25, 5:48 pm, sandi > wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>
>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>>
>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>
>> Thanks all.
>
> Any low sodium brand is the way to go! Much fresher tasting.
>
> mc
>
>

Water packed (or oil i guess if that is what you prefer) solid albacore. Makes
the BEST sandwiches IMHO. I big solid chunks of tuna in my sandwich. If you
like it less chunky the regular albacore would be fine.
--

Laura

-Sautéed poo is still poo!
Come join us at The Dirty Old Ladies! Be the woman your mother was afraid you
would be!!

"sandi" > wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.
=========
I usually drain it real well and then dry it with a paper towel. I then add
a little lemon juice, onion powder, salt, pepper and finely chopped celery
and mayo. Some prefer the sandwich toasted. I also like it heaped on top of
a salad.

jmcquown wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> sandi wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>>>
>>>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>>>>
>>>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks all.
>>> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that
>>> matter, neither can my cat.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You canned your cat?
>
> Yeah, she got on my nerves so I sealed her up in a tin and put her on the
> shelf next to the recalled cat food.

I've been tempted to do that with "Precious" sometimes.

> Speaking of the recalled cat food, here's something odd. I don't feed
> tinned food to Persia (she's on prescription food and it's dry kibble) but I
> walked down the aisle where they have the pet food and they had tuna stacked
> on the shelf next to the canned cat food.

Was it special "cat" tuna? It needs a vitamin added (taurine?) to make
it fit for cats. "People" tuna is not good enough for cats except as an
occasional treat.

> Despite evidence to the contrary, cats should not eat a diet of fish. Cats
> don't fish.

I had a cat one that fished. He would wade out into the pond and stick
his head in the water and catch little catfish -- like a bear catching
salmon.

> And you don't see canned mice.

You obviously don't shop at the same ethnic market that I do. <g>

Bob

On Mar 25, 7:16 pm, "Sheldon" > wrote:
> sandi wrote:
>
> > Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> > What is your favorite canned tuna? ?And is it with or without oil?
>
> > I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
> More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
> chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light is too much like
> cat food, cheap cat food. I prefer oil pack but it's becoming more
> difficult to find so I settle for water pack most of the time. I find
> Bumble Bee and Star Kist to be the same, in fact the store brands are
> just as good (likely the same cannery). Personally I don't see the
> point to squeezing out every last drop of oil because then most folks
> just add twice the mayo. I find the water pack saltier than oil
> pack. Obviously the canners are cutting back on oil pack because
> water is cheaper.
>
> Sheldon

I know I'm treading on shaky ground here, but my Italian co-worker eat
the oil-canned tuna with added vinegar and a little pepper etc. She
said she's never had it with mayonnaise.

maxine in ri

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:07:12 -0700, Donald Martinich >
wrote:

>In article s.net>,
> sandi > wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>
>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>>
>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>
>>
>> Thanks all.
>
>For eating with pasta, I like the Italian solid tuna that comes in a jar
>in olive oil. Saute it in oo with chopped scallions, celery, garlic,
>capers, peas, and maybe some chile flakes and mix with the cooked pasta
>in the frying pan..
>
>For a tuna sandwich standard brand solid pack in oil.

KayH gave me a can of Ortiz tuna some time back, and for salade
Nicoise or a nice pasta dish, there is no other tuna for me,
pocketbook allowing. As DM said, though, for tuna sandwiches, any old
solid white albacore will do just fine.

TammyM

In article s.net>,
sandi > wrote:

> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.

Chicken of the sea, canned in water.

It had a delightfully rich flavor.
I used to just buy the generic (store brand) until Chicken of the Sea
was on sale one time.

I've never looked back...
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In article . com>,
"Sheldon" > wrote:

> sandi wrote:
> >
> > Just asked a question about tuna oil.
> >
> > What is your favorite canned tuna? *And is it with or without oil?
> >
> > I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
> More important than brand or oil/water is whether it's solid white or
> chunk light. I only buy solid white... chunk light is too much like
> cat food, cheap cat food. I prefer oil pack but it's becoming more
> difficult to find so I settle for water pack most of the time. I find
> Bumble Bee and Star Kist to be the same, in fact the store brands are
> just as good (likely the same cannery). Personally I don't see the
> point to squeezing out every last drop of oil because then most folks
> just add twice the mayo. I find the water pack saltier than oil
> pack. Obviously the canners are cutting back on oil pack because
> water is cheaper.
>
> Sheldon

Shel', do your cats go nuts when you open a can of tuna?
I squeeze all the juice out into a shallow bowl and place it on the
floor for them. Keeps them from weaving around my ankles while I finish
making my tuna salad. ;-)
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In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> sandi wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Just asked a question about tuna oil.
> >
> > What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
> >
> > I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
> >
> >
> > Thanks all.
>
> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that matter,
> neither can my cat.

Really? :-)

I can barely open a can of tuna without tripping over some of the little
furballs!
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In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> zxcvbob wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> sandi wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
> >>>
> >>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
> >>>
> >>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks all.
> >>
> >> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that
> >> matter, neither can my cat.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > You canned your cat?
>
> Yeah, she got on my nerves so I sealed her up in a tin and put her on the
> shelf next to the recalled cat food.
>
> Speaking of the recalled cat food, here's something odd. I don't feed
> tinned food to Persia (she's on prescription food and it's dry kibble) but I
> walked down the aisle where they have the pet food and they had tuna stacked
> on the shelf next to the canned cat food.
>
> Despite evidence to the contrary, cats should not eat a diet of fish. Cats
> don't fish. And you don't see canned mice.

<lol> Wouldn't that be a trip?

Canned mouse flavored cat food!

Mine would probably prefer Sparrow tho'. ;-D

You can, however, purchase fresh frozen mice...
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In article .net>,
"pfoley" > wrote:

> "sandi" > wrote in message
> enews.net...
> > Hi
> >
> > Just asked a question about tuna oil.
> >
> > What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
> >
> > I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
> >
> >
> > Thanks all.
> =========
> I usually drain it real well and then dry it with a paper towel. I then add
> a little lemon juice, onion powder, salt, pepper and finely chopped celery
> and mayo. Some prefer the sandwich toasted. I also like it heaped on top of
> a salad.

I use lettuce wraps, or dip tuna salad with celery ribs.
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"Omelet" > wrote
>
> Chicken of the sea, canned in water.
>
> It had a delightfully rich flavor.
> I used to just buy the generic (store brand) until Chicken of the Sea
> was on sale one time.
>

This is exactly my experience. As the label says, it is "the chunkiest
of the national brands!"

I can't stand that tasteless albacore crap. It is to tuna what overcooked
dry breast meat if to chicken. Ugh. And the stuff in oil? That ooozey,
awful, slimy, snotty slippery mess? I think not.

Of course, I don't really have strong feelings about it.

I tend to use canned tuna almost as a seasoning, in pasta salads
and such. If I want a big slab of fish I'll get fresh.



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sandi > wrote in news:4606fc55$0$14954$892e7fe2
@authen.puce.readfreenews.net:

> Hi
>
> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>
> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>
> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>
>
> Thanks all.

Read this and you might switch to sardines...

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...a_mercury.html

FDA Urged to Crack Down on Tuna Mercury Levels
August 2, 2005

The Food and Drug Administration?s advisory urging limits on how much
tuna children and some women should eat fails to provide adequate
protection against mercury poisoning, according to an independent group
studying the issue. The Mercury Policy Project says one out of 20 cans of
white, albacore tuna should be recalled as unsafe for human consumption.

"Our test results confirmed what FDA has known for well over a decade:
white tuna has much higher mercury levels than light tuna, with samples
at the 1 part per million FDA action level. This is the level FDA uses to
recall fish from the marketplace," said Michael Bender, the group?s
director.

"FDA's own food safety committee recommended that the Agency revise its
advisory, but FDA has failed to act because of undue influence by
industry," said Bender. "FDA should stop protecting the fishing
industry's profits and start protecting children."

Methylmercury -- the organic form mercury assumes in fish -- is a potent
neurotoxin that poses the greatest risk to the developing fetus, infants,
and young children. The latest data from the CDC indicates that 5.6
percent of women of childbearing age in the U.S. have unsafe mercury
levels that may place the developing fetus at risk.

Canned tuna is consumed in 90 percent of American households and accounts
for over 20 percent of US seafood consumption.

What should consumers know when they head down the tuna aisle at the
supermarket?

"They need to know that white tuna has between three to five times as
much mercury, on average, as the light can tuna," Bender told
ConsumerAffairs.Com. This has been demonstrated, not only by the testing
that we've done, at Consumers Union, but also the testing that FDA did.

"Pregnant women and young children should be advised to avoid consuming
albacore white tuna, as the Rhode Island Department of Health
recommends," Bender added.

Albacore accounts for about one-third of all canned tuna sold in the U.S.
The independent testing found that mercury levels in white canned tuna
averaged over 0.5 ppm.

How much fish a person can eat before exceeding the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA's) "virtual safe limit," called a reference dose
(RfD), depends on body weight and mercury content of the fish. For
example:

• A 22 pound toddler eating only 2 ounces of tuna per week with a 0.5 ppm
mercury concentration would have an intake over 4 times the EPA's RfD,
according to the group.

• If a woman with a typical weight of 132 lbs eats 12 ounces of canned
tuna per week (the limit advised by FDA) with a 0.5 ppm mercury
concentration, she will exceed by 4 times the EPA's RfD.

• An 88 pound child consuming one 6 ounce can of tuna with a 0.5 ppm
mercury concentration weekly would be exposed to 3 times the EPA's RfD
standard.

M

Morvin Stayner > wrote:

>Read this and you might switch to sardines...
>
>http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...a_mercury.html

>FDA Urged to Crack Down on Tuna Mercury Levels
>August 2, 2005

Another reason to look for skipjack tuna -- it is low mercury.

Steve

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> sandi wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>>
>>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>>>
>>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>
>> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that
>> matter, neither can my cat.
>
> Really? :-)
>
> I can barely open a can of tuna without tripping over some of the
> little furballs!

The vet gave me some sort of medicine and told me to tuck it into water
packed tuna. Persia wouldn't go near it. Nope, not even a lick.

Morvin Stayner > wrote in
:

> sandi > wrote in
> news:4606fc55$0$14954$892e7fe2 @authen.puce.readfreenews.net:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>
>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without
>> oil?
>>
>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>
>>
>> Thanks all.
>
> Read this and you might switch to sardines...

I adore sardines and saltines. YUM!!!!!!!!!
>
> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...a_mercury.html

Thanks for the info.

> FDA Urged to Crack Down on Tuna Mercury Levels
> August 2, 2005
>
> The Food and Drug Administration?s advisory urging limits on
> how much tuna children and some women should eat fails to
> provide adequate protection against mercury poisoning,
> according to an independent group studying the issue. The
> Mercury Policy Project says one out of 20 cans of white,
> albacore tuna should be recalled as unsafe for human
> consumption.
>
> "Our test results confirmed what FDA has known for well over a
> decade: white tuna has much higher mercury levels than light
> tuna, with samples at the 1 part per million FDA action level.
> This is the level FDA uses to recall fish from the
> marketplace," said Michael Bender, the group?s director.
>
> "FDA's own food safety committee recommended that the Agency
> revise its advisory, but FDA has failed to act because of
> undue influence by industry," said Bender. "FDA should stop
> protecting the fishing industry's profits and start protecting
> children."
>
> Methylmercury -- the organic form mercury assumes in fish --
> is a potent neurotoxin that poses the greatest risk to the
> developing fetus, infants, and young children. The latest data
> from the CDC indicates that 5.6 percent of women of
> childbearing age in the U.S. have unsafe mercury levels that
> may place the developing fetus at risk.
>
> Canned tuna is consumed in 90 percent of American households
> and accounts for over 20 percent of US seafood consumption.
>
> What should consumers know when they head down the tuna aisle
> at the supermarket?
>
> "They need to know that white tuna has between three to five
> times as much mercury, on average, as the light can tuna,"
> Bender told ConsumerAffairs.Com. This has been demonstrated,
> not only by the testing that we've done, at Consumers Union,
> but also the testing that FDA did.
>
> "Pregnant women and young children should be advised to avoid
> consuming albacore white tuna, as the Rhode Island Department
> of Health recommends," Bender added.
>
> Albacore accounts for about one-third of all canned tuna sold
> in the U.S. The independent testing found that mercury levels
> in white canned tuna averaged over 0.5 ppm.
>
> How much fish a person can eat before exceeding the U.S.
> Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) "virtual safe
> limit," called a reference dose (RfD), depends on body weight
> and mercury content of the fish. For example:
>
> • A 22 pound toddler eating only 2 ounces of tuna per week
> with a 0.5 ppm mercury concentration would have an intake over
> 4 times the EPA's RfD, according to the group.
>
> • If a woman with a typical weight of 132 lbs eats 12 ounces
> of canned tuna per week (the limit advised by FDA) with a 0.5
> ppm mercury concentration, she will exceed by 4 times the
> EPA's RfD.
>
> • An 88 pound child consuming one 6 ounce can of tuna with a
> 0.5 ppm mercury concentration weekly would be exposed to 3
> times the EPA's RfD standard.
>
> M

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"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> sandi wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>>
> >>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
> >>>
> >>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
> >>>
> >>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks all.
> >>
> >> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that
> >> matter, neither can my cat.
> >
> > Really? :-)
> >
> > I can barely open a can of tuna without tripping over some of the
> > little furballs!
>
> The vet gave me some sort of medicine and told me to tuck it into water
> packed tuna. Persia wouldn't go near it. Nope, not even a lick.

Not all cats like catnip either... :-)

I'm sure she has a favorite treat?
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> sandi wrote:
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> Just asked a question about tuna oil.
>>>>>
>>>>> What is your favorite canned tuna? And is it with or without oil?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have gotten to like the Bumble Bee brand with oil.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks all.
>>>>
>>>> I can't stand canned tuna, be it water or oil packed. For that
>>>> matter, neither can my cat.
>>>
>>> Really? :-)
>>>
>>> I can barely open a can of tuna without tripping over some of the
>>> little furballs!
>>
>> The vet gave me some sort of medicine and told me to tuck it into
>> water packed tuna. Persia wouldn't go near it. Nope, not even a
>> lick.
>
> Not all cats like catnip either... :-)
>
> I'm sure she has a favorite treat?

She's not allowed to have treats. I asked the vet. She eats prescription
dry food after a $900 surgery in 2004 which John paid for (bless him!) She
does have a velcro closure "mouse" which I fill with fresh catnip.

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> > Not all cats like catnip either... :-)
> >
> > I'm sure she has a favorite treat?
>
> She's not allowed to have treats. I asked the vet. She eats prescription
> dry food after a $900 surgery in 2004 which John paid for (bless him!) She
> does have a velcro closure "mouse" which I fill with fresh catnip.


I understand... but some of the prescription companies make prescription
cat treats, so I was just wondering..... ;-)

I presume you were able to get the medication down her ok.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>>> Not all cats like catnip either... :-)
>>>
>>> I'm sure she has a favorite treat?
>>
>> She's not allowed to have treats. I asked the vet. She eats
>> prescription dry food after a $900 surgery in 2004 which John paid
>> for (bless him!) She does have a velcro closure "mouse" which I
>> fill with fresh catnip.
>
> I understand... but some of the prescription companies make
> prescription cat treats, so I was just wondering..... ;-)
>
> I presume you were able to get the medication down her ok.

Oh yeah, I learned how to pill a cat. No fun for either of us but I'd had
practice with my dog Sampson (RB) Not quite the same thing, though, as dogs
don't know how to use their claws in the same manner!

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >>> Not all cats like catnip either... :-)
> >>>
> >>> I'm sure she has a favorite treat?
> >>
> >> She's not allowed to have treats. I asked the vet. She eats
> >> prescription dry food after a $900 surgery in 2004 which John paid
> >> for (bless him!) She does have a velcro closure "mouse" which I
> >> fill with fresh catnip.
> >
> > I understand... but some of the prescription companies make
> > prescription cat treats, so I was just wondering..... ;-)
> >
> > I presume you were able to get the medication down her ok.
>
> Oh yeah, I learned how to pill a cat. No fun for either of us but I'd had
> practice with my dog Sampson (RB) Not quite the same thing, though, as dogs
> don't know how to use their claws in the same manner!

<snork>

I know what you mean... ;-)

If I have a cat that has to be pilled for 10 days, they get their claws
trimmed! My vet did show me the trick, but it's still iffy to get it
just right!
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