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Would you like some fire retardant with your fish? A chemical called ethoxyquin is added to fish meal to reduce the risk of fires. More than half the seafood eaten worldwide is farmed, and most species eat fish meal treated with ethoxyquin.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1410202...
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The Fire Retardant in the Seafood Chain - Inside Climate News
A chemical additive helped stop fishmeal from catching fire on ships, but it carried a downstream carcinogenic risk to modern food systems.