It may be the last thing you ever eat if this article is true:

http://www.physorg.com/news99237374.html

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Greg R. Broderick wrote:
> It may be the last thing you ever eat if this article is true:
>
> http://www.physorg.com/news99237374.html

Sounds like a packaging screwup to me, and since they are selling
gutted Monkfish from China, I doubt there is an issue for ankimo
which is the liver.

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Buddy wrote:

> Dan Logcher so bravely stated:
>
>> Greg R. Broderick wrote:
>>
>>> It may be the last thing you ever eat if this article is true:
>>>
>>> http://www.physorg.com/news99237374.html
>>
>>
>> Sounds like a packaging screwup to me, and since they are selling
>> gutted Monkfish from China, I doubt there is an issue for ankimo
>> which is the liver.
>>
> We can only hope and pray, but looks like your right Dan so I'm not too
> worried - it's one of my faves too ;-)

At least I wouldn't worry about it now, since ankimo season is over,
and the last bits of it will be used up soon enough. From what I gather
from sushi chefs is it doesn't freeze well enough.

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On 2007-05-24 17:34:28 -0700, Dan Logcher > said:

> Buddy wrote:
>
>> Dan Logcher so bravely stated:
>>
>>> Greg R. Broderick wrote:
>>>
>>>> It may be the last thing you ever eat if this article is true:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.physorg.com/news99237374.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like a packaging screwup to me, and since they are selling
>>> gutted Monkfish from China, I doubt there is an issue for ankimo
>>> which is the liver.
>>>
>> We can only hope and pray, but looks like your right Dan so I'm not too
>> worried - it's one of my faves too ;-)
>
> At least I wouldn't worry about it now, since ankimo season is over,
> and the last bits of it will be used up soon enough. From what I gather
> from sushi chefs is it doesn't freeze well enough.

Generically, I'd worry about it.

Recent reports about toxin-laced farmed catfish from China showing up
in 4 states, poison in toothpaste in Central/South America, poisoned
petfood, the endless rumours I hear that "mad cow desease" infects much
more American beef that we're aware, previously undetected toxins in
waters of one area or another: I feel quite certain that they'll be
saying "oops" about some very common foods we've been eating for years.
Or worse, they'll have secret memos with "oops" that will be shredded
at the end of the work day, or even better secured--put in the lead-box
archives of Karl Rove.

In any case, as irritating as it is for me to hear myself say it, I
assume that raw food, including vegetables, fruit and yes, fish, hold
the potential for the greates mayhem.
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Gerry wrote:
> On 2007-05-24 17:34:28 -0700, Dan Logcher >
> said:
>
>> Buddy wrote:
>>
>>> Dan Logcher so bravely stated:
>>>
>>>> Greg R. Broderick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It may be the last thing you ever eat if this article is true:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.physorg.com/news99237374.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like a packaging screwup to me, and since they are selling
>>>> gutted Monkfish from China, I doubt there is an issue for ankimo
>>>> which is the liver.
>>>>
>>> We can only hope and pray, but looks like your right Dan so I'm not
>>> too worried - it's one of my faves too ;-)
>>
>>
>> At least I wouldn't worry about it now, since ankimo season is over,
>> and the last bits of it will be used up soon enough. From what I gather
>> from sushi chefs is it doesn't freeze well enough.
>
>
> Generically, I'd worry about it.
>
> Recent reports about toxin-laced farmed catfish from China showing up in
> 4 states, poison in toothpaste in Central/South America, poisoned
> petfood, the endless rumours I hear that "mad cow desease" infects much
> more American beef that we're aware, previously undetected toxins in
> waters of one area or another: I feel quite certain that they'll be
> saying "oops" about some very common foods we've been eating for years.
> Or worse, they'll have secret memos with "oops" that will be shredded at
> the end of the work day, or even better secured--put in the lead-box
> archives of Karl Rove.
>
> In any case, as irritating as it is for me to hear myself say it, I
> assume that raw food, including vegetables, fruit and yes, fish, hold
> the potential for the greates mayhem.

But obviously that is not the case, since the pet food issues were
not in raw form. In terms of sushi, most of the handlers know that
it must be dealt with so not to cross contaminate and such.. non-raw
food items seem to get less than steller food handling.

If you're going to worry about food, then worry about it all. If you're
going to worry about it all, then stop eat. A screwup is unfortunate,
but shouldn't deter anyone from eating a particular food.

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On 2007-05-25 13:21:01 -0700, Dan Logcher > said:

>> Generically, I'd worry about it.
>>
>> Recent reports about toxin-laced farmed catfish from China showing up
>> in 4 states, poison in toothpaste in Central/South America, poisoned
>> petfood, the endless rumours I hear that "mad cow desease" infects much
>> more American beef that we're aware, previously undetected toxins in
>> waters of one area or another: I feel quite certain that they'll be
>> saying "oops" about some very common foods we've been eating for years.
>> Or worse, they'll have secret memos with "oops" that will be shredded
>> at the end of the work day, or even better secured--put in the lead-box
>> archives of Karl Rove.
>>
>> In any case, as irritating as it is for me to hear myself say it, I
>> assume that raw food, including vegetables, fruit and yes, fish, hold
>> the potential for the greates mayhem.
>
> But obviously that is not the case, since the pet food issues were
> not in raw form. In terms of sushi, most of the handlers know that
> it must be dealt with so not to cross contaminate and such.. non-raw
> food items seem to get less than steller food handling.

I don't know anything about "most of the" anything. I have a general
perspective about the honesty of people when I eat in their restaurants
and so forth. I'm not nervous about sushi-chef's ****ing in the sink
and not washing their hands or something like that. The food chain is
a lot longer than my personal knowledge.

> If you're going to worry about food, then worry about it all. If you're
> going to worry about it all, then stop eat.

Not really an option.

> A screwup is unfortunate, but shouldn't deter anyone from eating a
> particular food.

There is screwing up and just good business attitudes which revolve
making money, as much and as consistent as possible. These recent news
reports from China seem to evidence a disregard for safety, health,
etc. I don't think they give a ****, as long as they don't get caught.
Thus the farm catfish in poluted water but juke them up on antibiotics
so it's not so poluted as to kill THEM. How does it effect the
consumer, who cares as long as they don't die. That's capitalism at
it's absolulte apex, of course.

Generally I don't worry about this stuff at all. And eat at places a
lot of other folks balk at. But still, the daily assault of cooties
and viruses and poison in the food chain is starting to spook me.


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Dan Logcher > wrote in news:46562e9a$0$489
:

>>> Sounds like a packaging screwup to me, and since they are selling
>>> gutted Monkfish from China, I doubt there is an issue for ankimo
>>> which is the liver.
>>>
>> We can only hope and pray, but looks like your right Dan so I'm not too
>> worried - it's one of my faves too ;-)
>
> At least I wouldn't worry about it now, since ankimo season is over,
> and the last bits of it will be used up soon enough. From what I gather
> from sushi chefs is it doesn't freeze well enough.

That's what my local sushi chef friend told me when I emailed him the story
- no more ankimo until next year.

There's also the fact that pufferfish liver is hardly going to mistaken for
monkfish liver by any sushi chef competent enough to put ankimo on his
menu.

I still thought it was worth passing on the warning - safe is better than
dead.

Cheers!

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