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Francis
Sun, Apr-28-02, 00:36
Are there any known risks for taking shark liver oil such as
mercury content or other reasons?
Paul Roger
Sun, Apr-28-02, 00:36
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:29:19 GMT, "Francis"
<marymediatrix@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>Are there any known risks for taking shark liver oil such as
>mercury content or other reasons?

Maybe ciguatera poisoning if the sharks are from
tropical waters.

Cigua toxin is a potent marine toxin carried by some large
tropical fish. It tends to concentrate in the liver being fat
soluble, but is also in the flesh. It's origin appears to be a
dinoflagellate.

Paul R
Thomas Mue
Sun, Apr-28-02, 00:36
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:29:19 GMT, "Francis"
<marymediatrix@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>Are there any known risks for taking shark liver oil such as
>mercury content or other reasons?

Paul Rogers <ecoldata@bigpond.net.au> responded:

> Maybe ciguatera poisoning if the sharks are from
> tropical waters.

> Cigua toxin is a potent marine toxin carried by some large
> tropical
fish. It tends to concentrate in the liver being fat
soluble, but is also in the flesh. It's origin appears to be
a dinoflagellate.

I think ciguatera poisoning can be a hazard with some
shellfish too? I met one person who got ciguatera poisoning in
1998 from prawns, apparently just one was contaminated.
Doctors were floored at first, though I certainly heard of
ciguatera poisoning, as well as paralytic shellfish poisoning,
well before 1998.