Murky Mekong Fish

A look at basa farming by Today Tonight, 2/13/06.

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[kookaburrakookaburra]

she said it was so filthy you wouldent want to dip ur toe in it. What an uneducated remark, sure in the harbour and city you wouldent want to, like other cities australias sydney harbour is filthy as well, doesnt mean all of the Mekong is dirty. Bet she is an armchair journalist. Rant over.

[judyhip]

human are so contradict ! , cheap toy from china ,Yes , then complain unreliable,cheap sex in thailand,Yes , then complain about aids.cheap food from asia , yes, then now complain about poison,some brand od sport shoe sell US 150 but pay some asia worker 1 dollar a day, tell me the loigic behind.so tell me what this worls had become.

[helios180746]

Australia's biggest selling fish? You get what you pay for!!! At $8.00 a kilo in Melbourne is it any wonder? I would not insult Australian cats by converting it to cat food!!!!

[guy2film]

@ihaterobbie123 ....“this means [that] antibiotics were used in the production of those fish… [and] superbugs can develop and they can remain [in the fish] and come across to people and cause problems.”... "Side effects include vomiting, diarrhea and other effects that often stem from food poisoning. True, there may be a few out there who are able to tolerate the fish without having to suffer these side effects, but you should be aware of the health precautions." onevietnam org

[guy2film]

@ihaterobbie123 In March 2007, The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service surveyed 100 fish from this river and detected 14 antimicrobial chemicals at low levels, including sulphonamides, tetracyclines, malachite green, penicillin, quinolones, flouroquinolones and phenicols antimicrobial chemical groups. Regarding these findings, Peter Collignon, director of microbiology and infectious diseases at the Australian National University medical school reports that...

[guy2film]

@ihaterobbie123 how exactly is that an excuse for anything. You don't even pose arguments. You are so intellectually weak, I'm embarrassed to have even responded to you. Facts are facts and common sense is common with most folks, yourself excluded. It's basic science to know that what's in the water is in the fish. Argue against it. Pretend it won't make people sick over time. That's your choice, but you have no right to kill people with your misinformation.

[ihaterobbie123]

@guy2film "I'm well versed in cumulative effects, as well as cover-ups."

So in other words, you now have an excuse for your lack of evidence and even a conspiracy theory? That's nice to hear, think I'm going to disregard you entirely now.

[guy2film]

@ihaterobbie123 A degree in Biology. Good one. You have absolutely no credibility. I'm well versed in cumulative effects, as well as cover-ups. Knee jerk reactions? That's a little bit of the pot calling the kettle black, methinks. I live on the Great Lakes. I'm well aware of what pollution does to fish. Most fish here are listed as toxic. There's a reason for that. Somehow, though, this fish is made of stainless steel and absorbs nothing. Thanks, Mr. Biologist.

[ihaterobbie123]

@guy2film You really are a fucking moron. I've given you every opportunity to see why emotional knee-jerks, like what you're displaying right now, are the worst faculties by which to make decisions, and yet you're still resistant to the idea that maybe evidence and logic are better avenues.

You seem to completely lack a grounding in logic. You're the one making the truth claim, you have to back it up.

PS. I have a degree in Biology. I'm not talking out of my ass, you are.

[ihaterobbie123]

@guy2film How about I quote the argument I made in my first post?

"Didn't the reporter mention this is Australia's most selling fish? Ever hear about Australian mass sickness caused by contaminated fish? No? Then shut the fuck up."

If there's no health issues with with "dirty" fish, then there's no reason to be outraged about the dirty conditions they're raised in.

"No sickness? Really?"

Notice how the report mentions no measurable health problems, would have made their case.

[guy2film]

@ihaterobbie123 you actually haven't made an argument of any kind. What am I supposed to counter. You calling someone a retard. Clearly you have no ability to pose an argument, because you haven't countered a single claim. Australia's best selling fish? No sickness? Really? Fine, I will lunge 20 years into the future and comeback with the tissue results from the cancer patients who've died. It's called common sense. You have none. So shut the fuck up, you imbecilic piss-ant.

[ihaterobbie123]

@guy2film "I still lack an argument so I'll attack the part of your post which doesn't address it directly".

Nice to know, now shut up you fucking retard. It was quite fucking obvious I was calling you an idiot with the false quotation, we both know it. Your unwillingness to support what you claim is an admission of defeat, end of discussion.