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Thursday, May 20, 2004
Sabado: Tangok bangus not toxic
By Dino R. Zabala
AMID growing fear they would suffer allergies upon consumption, fish dealers in Dagupan City said Tuesday night that bangus affected by the fish kill phenomenon is not toxic to humans.
According to Fe Sabado, former president of fish dealers in Dagupan City, although bangus have been poisoned by what it eats, it is not poisonous to persons who will eat the fish.
She said the rains brought about by typhoon Dindo caused the fishkill in western Pangasinan.
"The water at the fish pens and fishponds are warm due to the weather that when it rains, the cold rainwater would settle at the bottom, scouring the residues at the bottom. Due to this, the feeds unconsumed by the fish, which has been undergoing biological transformation, will float and will be eaten by bangus. These are toxic to the bangus that are very sensitive but not to the humans," she clarified.
Bolinao chief of police Larry Toledo corroborated in a separate interview Sabado's disclosure saying bangus floated because of the sudden change in water temperature brought about by rain and not by algae.
The price of bangus in Bolinao decreased to as much as P20 per kilo. In Dagupan, the usual price of bangus of P80 per kilo but dropped to P40.
Sabado advised the public that tangok (fishkill-affected) bangus should be cooked fresh and it tastes as any other cultured bangus not affected by fishkill before it will be served.
"To erase doubts and fears, they should remove the entrails and gills before cooking them," the former fish dealers' president said.
She said the people can also marinate the bangus for a couple of minutes and dried them.
(May 20, 2004 issue)
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