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Originally Posted by CortezPearls
The initial news given to me by a researcher in Japan was that the close proximity of fish farms (mainly of "Fugu" or Sphoeroides) was the main responsible for causing the yellow pearls...he explained that the use of a parasite remover (many fish will have "lice", specially if kept at high densities) was very toxic for shellfish. This substance was Formaldehyde (1%), which was basically just thrown into the fish cages (which are in the ocean). Not a very smart move...there are ways to do this without damaging the environment (but at a monetary cost, of course). I can imagine the Japanese have learned and are no longer using this barbaric method.
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Formaldehyde? A known human carcinogen used as a de-licing agent? I guess whenever there is a problem in production(read: profit), man has the natural tendency of going for the quickest, dirt cheapest and most readily available crap as a remedie. It's just mind boggling how no one gives a thought as to the formaldehyde ending up in their own drinking water and food. And their children's and grandchildren's too. And the rest of us.
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