No fishy tale for consumers, salmon is safe to eat

There is abundant evidence to prove that Irish salmon is safe for consumption, writes Richie Flynn

Signing off her attack on the Christmas smoked salmon market, Irish Examiner columnist Victoria White ironically resurrects the ‘Salmon of Knowledge’ cliché, having just spent 1,100 words proving that, in the hands of an amateur, a little knowledge really is a dangerous thing.

If any consumer is put off eating smoked salmon over the festive season due to the article’s scaremongering, Ms White will have done actual damage to the nation’s health and nutrition, while threatening the jobs of salmon farmers, fishmongers, retailers, and the dozen or so family-owned, award-winning salmon smokeries within an hour’s drive of the Irish Examiner’s office.