[BUSHER]

Ive always put tuna away, eaten it weekly, and such - but as my cans have dwindled down I now wonder what to do about the tuna since Fukashima - what are all you tuna stockers doing?

 

[TxHills]

I'm still buying, rotating and eating Starkist and Chicken of The Sea.

 

[Old Warrior]

So what's a little radiation. Don't be chicken of the sea.:

 

[BUSHER]

guess there is no avoiding it ( radiated tuna and smart arse comments )

 

[houdini]

I've been wondering the same thing. I'm still eating through my tuna from costco. I think I have about another years worth to go, maybe more (I bought a ton a fews months before fukashima). Really want to buy some more as it is a great item to store but am a little unsure. I guess if you think about it, that radiation is everywhere. Nothing is really safe and contamination free these days. I say go for it and eat in moderation!

 

[TxHills]

guess there is no avoiding it ( radiated tuna and smart arse comments )

Fixed my comment for ya. Don't want to offend anyone with humor.......:thumb:

Do you have a link about radiated tuna? I'd like to know what the facts are............

 

[BUSHER]

its very har dto offend me


no links but I just assume all the tuna is radiated yeah? - anywhere in the world to get tuna that isnt?


wonder what use by dates will alert us to it being canned before the meltdown

 

[OffGridHermit]

I have never considered tuna to be an edible food, and I never will. For that reason, you won't find it in my pantry, unless it's in a can of cat food for Kitty.

 

[BUSHER]

its not for everyone but for those of you who do enjoy it - where are your thoughts on this - as time goes on all the tuna is gonna be contaminated....should we just eat more seaweed kelp with it? bulk up on our iodine intake?

 

[kev1n69]

we still have several years worth left and wont be buying new till someone tests the fish and reports readings. as they already reported it was contaminated way off shore. would like to here if any one with a good meter has tested it recently and what they found.
with corexit in the gulf and rads around japan our seafood intake has really took a hit. this year i bought a 1/4 of beef and will hopefully put some venison in the freezer this fall.
for fish i have been eating the whitefish from lake superior it is excellent wish i cold find some one with some extra walleye.

 

[TxHills]

If contamination were to happen...wouldn't other fish besides tuna be affected? Tuna I have now has a best use by date of 2013-2015.

 

[BUSHER]

all fish would be effected sure - but i only buy canned tuna - the rest of th efish I eat is caught locally and I limit that to 2 times a month and eat it right away - I do not store it so my only concern is canned/pouch tuna to store and how safe it is at present day purchase

 

[ShaynaGirl]

It is not unique to tuna but all "big fish" -- their size makes these varieties more likely to store pollutants.

 

[MikeK]

Mercury is still more of a concern than radiation. I have yet to see anything indicating that radiation in tuna is even a slight concern.

A lot of this radiation scare comes from stats like "20 times normal background level" and such. Without mentioning that normal background levels are so low as to almost be nonexistent. So, 20 times "nothing" is still nothing. Well, you get the idea anyway.

 

[Ricekila]

Pick one :thumb:

http://www.google.com/search?source...T4GGLL_enUS342US349&q=is+japan+tuna+radiation

 

[BUSHER]

alright MikeK, makes sense - I guess we may never really know then.....couldnt even trust anyone saying its safe anyway - ah hell what has this world turned into geez

 

[Redneckidokie]

What is, safe today? :xeye:

 

[three_dogs]

I would not eat it myself or for that matter anything from the Pacific Ocean or Gulf of Mexico, those areas will be toxic for thousands of yrs at least.

 

[ezman671]

and wont be buying new till someone tests the fish and reports readings. as they already reported it was contaminated way off shore. would like to here if any one with a good meter has tested it recently and what they found.

Typical handheld radiation instruments will have NO response from the levels we are talking about.

What you need is about $50,000 - $100,000++ worth of lab quality radiation instruments to measure these low levels.

Better instruments over the last 40 years are part of the problem. With high quality lab instruments VERY low levels of radioactive material can be detected in just about anything. Now factor in "20 times higher" you are getting into the area of 20 times nothing is still nothing.

20 times nothing is still enough to worry many people.

I add another angle to worry about. All this low level radiation comes from radioactive material like Cesium, Strotium and many more ium's.

Is the radiation bad for you? We we can all have our opions on that, but I think we can mostly agree that all these heave metals are NOT good for the human body.

So while most of us worry about the radiation maybe we should consider the toxic nature of the material that is the source of the radiation!

 

[charliemeyer007]

lots of reactors in the sea, this one was the first

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Thresher_(SSN-593)