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Side Effects of Frozen Seafood Treated with Sodium Tripolyphosphate

6/1/2013

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That seemingly harmless frozen fish fillet you've been incorporating more into your diet lately to benefit from the art of eating healthier may be chock full of sodium tripolyphosphate.  Chances are if you are chemically sensitive you may have wondered why you felt a bit disoriented wracked with painful aches after ingesting a serving. 

Sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) is a chemical that has many uses in industry, ranging from an ingredient in cleaning products to a food preservative. Also known by alternate names like pentasodium salt or
triphosphoric acid, the substance falls into the classification Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS), which means that past use of the chemical has presented no risk to health. It can also be found in some paints and ceramic products, among other uses.

One of the common usages of STPP is as an ingredient in detergents and soaps. Most gel, liquid, tablet, and powder forms of both laundry and dishwasher detergent contain it. Its key function is that it allows surfactants, which are molecules that help dissolve surface dirt, to work at their full potential. The
chemical can also soften hard water for easier foaming and cleaning, and it helps prevent dirt from sticking to the surfaces of the object being cleaned. Many general household cleaning products, including surface and toilet cleaners, contain STPP.

Sodium tripolyphosphate is also used to preserve foods such as red meats, poultry, and seafood, helping them to retain their tenderness and moisture during storage and transport. Pet food and animal feed can also be treated with it, serving the same general purpose as it does in human food. STPP also has been used to help preserve the quality of drinks such as milk and fruit juices.

Because sodium tripolyphosphate can improve the appearance of seafood like shrimp and scallops, there is some concern that unscrupulous salespeople may sell products that are not fresh to consumers who cannot see the signs that the items have started to go bad. Although it cannot be used specifically for this purpose, this chemical also holds in water, making the seafood heavier and therefore more expensive. Some food quality experts recommend asking a fishmonger or other salesperson for seafood that has not been
treated with this chemical. Some stores will mark products that have not been exposed to STPP as "dry."
-http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-sodium-tripolyphosphate.htm

Sadly, there is FDA requirements to label foods with sodium tripolyphosphate, but several manufacturers have begun to do so.  Even though deemed safe for ingestion, this is one chemical you want to avoid if you've experienced reactions due to eating frozen fish.  Check for seafood products labeled as "dry" which means they have not been contaminated with the chemical.  Food products labeled as "wet" have usually been treated with sodium tripolyphosphate.

STPP, is a suspected neurotoxin according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances. Food-grade STPP may cause acute
skin irritation, and prolonged contact with skin should be avoided. STPP  is listed on the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Federal  Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act as a registered pesticide and  it is also registered as an air contaminant under California’s  Occupational and Safety Health Act. The material safety data sheet lists STPP as toxic to the lungs with prolonged exposure having the potential to produce organ damage.  This neurotoxin also has the ability to cause internal inflammation from those suffering from autoimmune diseases.  Inflammation leads to painful flare-ups.
78 Comments
William Potts
2/13/2015 12:08:29 pm

I am a heart patient and I would benefit greatly from eating fish. Fish is loaded with good nutrients for my heart. Every package of frozen fish that I look at has way too much sodium for me to eat it. When I look at the ingredients, they all contain STPP. The STPP makes the sodium level five to ten times what it normally is. How can we be leaders in health and welfare of our people when we allow this wanton use of STPP just to make money on the unsuspecting consumers?

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Valerie
2/13/2015 11:56:20 pm

I am with you totally! I am very "suspectful" that most of this processed food we digest is the root cause of many of our maladies. I have a local FRESH FISH market that I deal with now. After several episodes of reactions I decided to stay clear of packaged fish. Thanks for your input.

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Kristina link
11/18/2016 08:21:24 pm

What were your reactions? I have been suffering from some digestion issues, in particular serious heartburn. So I changed my diet completely and went to my cultural history focussing on seafood. I did not suspect anything until I had some shrimp and had a reaction, then I researched and found most shrimp has been chemically treated. Now I'm extremely limited and fearful, even from the fish department at our local grocer. :(

Cindy collins
6/16/2016 06:30:13 pm

Amen
It pays to read labels and reseach

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Raw Nerve
12/27/2017 11:39:42 pm

True Indeed

Ellen
8/21/2016 09:35:54 am

It is pricey but we order all our fish from Vital Choice, American Tuna and Nelson Seatreats. The taste is so fresh and amazing, we eat most of it plain to get the wonderful flavor.

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Winona L Johnson
6/14/2018 07:27:53 pm

Thank you! I'm reading this in 2018 and will check out those fish vendors.

Lucille link
3/17/2017 10:37:47 am

Last week I had batter fried Perch. Before I was finished with my meal I blacked out, fell over in the booth, but saw darkness, could hear talking, felt falling and calling out my husband's name and then a few seconds of nothing until I felt my waitress holding me upl. They called 911 and the paramedics took all my vital signs and everything was o.k. I had thought I was having some kind of
stroke or heart problem. I was really shaken by this experience.
Since I have many chemical allergies I decided to go on line and find out. Thank you for this alert.

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Ellen
3/17/2017 11:14:40 am

Lucille-you could also look into the batter they use. I discovered with transfat, even if the restaurant does not use it to fry french fries, it was in the french fries from the manufacturer. Labels on everything, I have discovered must be checked-not just what the restaurant does once they get it.

Muriel Brandano
5/23/2017 08:14:49 am

Should I not eat item withsodium tripolyph sodium bisulfate?

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Marvin
4/13/2015 07:59:18 am

I refuse to eat any seafood or poultry that is doused with this trash and when I run into the meat managers I make this perfectly clear. Adding chemicals to our food to attract water or make it appear more fresh is a great thing for the "healthcare" system because it creates more patients. I refuse to be part of the scam!

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Valerie
4/18/2015 02:08:11 am

Wow! Well stated. Thanks for sharing. So many present health issues due to this!~

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Joe
5/6/2015 11:52:25 am

Frozen at Sea Cod and Haddock are not treated , look in the fresh case they sometimes thaw these. Also Fresh Cod and Haddock from Iceland and Norway flown in daily isn't treated. Lot of East Coast supermarkets carry these. I want to say Whole Foods only sells Chemical Free seafood. They are not crazy high priced, that's the real cost of untreated food. Giant Eagle, Wegman's , all have good fresh counters with untreated stuff. But always ask.

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Valerie
5/16/2015 12:41:48 am

Thanks, Joe, for your expertise!

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ASHA
10/3/2016 12:27:38 pm

THANKS JOE FOR THE INFO

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jb
10/11/2016 10:40:08 am

Both fish and poultry from that company appear tohave excessive amounts of that STPP

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Terry
8/21/2015 01:20:13 am

Stop eating processed food and learn to cook. I even cure my own ham and pastrami from scratch and keep my own sourdough culture going for bread, and make my own yogurt. I don't buy fish filets - I go to a fresh seafood market and buy the whole fish - head and all, and filet it myself. And if you think you don't have time - sure you do, you're just not using it for cooking!

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Ellen
8/21/2016 09:39:52 am

You are right, Terry, I have not cured my own meats but ferment my own veggies and boil my chicken feet from the butcher every week for the gelatinous broth. It is time consuming but it has to be your priority!

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Matthew
1/14/2018 12:58:48 pm

I wonder if only packaged fillet fish is treated with STPP or the whole fish also? How do we avoid STPP? Is buying raw whole fish with head and tails a solution?

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aleks sacere
10/7/2015 07:41:46 pm

Its in my Kraft Mac & cheese???

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Mickey
10/24/2015 10:58:23 am

This is an absolute disgrace. I was not aware of this. How can we stop it?

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Mary
11/22/2019 07:27:12 am

Hi,

It is now November 2019 - Were u able to discover how to bypass the food industry use of Sodium Tripolyphosphate?

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Penia
11/15/2015 11:28:53 am

Thank you so much for your input;I,m rigth here in the market trying to buy me fish,so I putted it back to the self because I,m fithing colon cancer holistic way!

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Valerie
1/1/2016 06:38:07 pm

Good for you! You can do this!!! But do consult with your practitioner often!

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Virginia link
11/25/2015 06:29:41 pm

I have been suffering from neuropathy for two years. It came on suddenly and is only on my right side of my body: foot and leg, hand and arm. After two neurologists have failed to find a cause I decided to buy a food allergy app. After only two weeks of putting in all of the food I eat and my symptoms I feel I have stumbled onto a reality that all preservative in food cause me to be in acute pain. For example, I ate 'clean' (by clean I mean no preservatives were consumed) the day before, I went to bed and the next day I had almost no pain. Then again the following day I ate 'clean' all day but came home to see that my husband had made stirfried shrimp for dinner, I ate a lot of it. The shrimp was frozen. Within 20 minutes I was coughing very hard but it stopped within one hour. I eventually went to bed and the next day I had acute pain on my whole right side all day long and we'll into the night. On a scale of 0-10 it was a 9 or 10. I plan to stay away from this product completely! What a pitty it's nit more well know that this product is so awful. Thanks for the valuable information

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Valerie
1/1/2016 06:35:39 pm

You are welcome! Before I became ill I always had this feeling we are secretly poisoning ourselves. I was right! So much better since I hate clean.

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Valerie
1/1/2016 06:36:22 pm

Are clean

M L
11/22/2019 07:32:38 am

Hello, please tell me what is meant by 'clean' diet?

Thank you!

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Alison link
12/13/2015 08:17:33 am

I have been on a clean diet for two weeks was eating market fresh salmon. I. Tried the frozen. I was sick before the meal was half eaten. Stomach cramps, chills , joint pain and nausea. I pulled the bag out the freezer to read the pakaging ingredient.
Sodium Tripolyphosphate, which when I Googled led me to this site! I'm so glad it did! More People Need to Know! I have messaged all my fb family and friends this website. Thanks for being here!

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Valerie
1/1/2016 06:33:34 pm

Thanks so much for responding. Hearing from others solidifies we really don't know enough information on the important things in life!

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Lucy
3/24/2016 03:39:06 pm

I, too, suffered from stomach cramps, nausea, and chills within 1 hour of eating frozen wild cod fish. Then, the next day began the all over body joint pain. At first, I thought maybe I acquired an allergy to fish. I searched online for sodium tripolyphosphate which led me to this site. Thank you all for sharing your experiences. More people do need to know about STPP. How many more people are becoming ill every day because of this suspected neurotoxin, and don't even know why??

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Albert
8/1/2017 06:09:10 pm

Right after I finish frozen fish dinner; I was getting stomach cramps. Than I read a label; to late. I am too sensitive to gluten. At first I suspect some contamination. However this site explain everything. I will never understand those producers making of people guinea pigs. Is it worth? Losing millions of customers. I will think over twice, before I will buy frozen fish.

Fish Monger
1/11/2016 06:07:22 am

Hello to All,
I am a "fish monger" as I am referred to here. Actually, I sit behind a desk like most of the rest of you and am a professional in my field. I would like to clarify a number of things that are addressed here and also give you some helpful hints on what to look for as easy ways to avoid STPP and also ways to help us as a seafood suppliers

1. The business that we get is 100% dictated by the customer i.e. Supermarket Chain or independent Grocer that we sell. The price of goods is directly affected if it does or does not have "STPP" in the product obviously because of moisture retention as talked about in this article. If the super market Chain is not willing to pay a certain price per LB for the product i.e. "Dry" (which by the way is only used as a term on Scallops but not fish fillets" than the supplier is forced to give the customer (super market chain) other options which include products with STPP, and yes they are well aware of this. The "Fish Monger" gets the bad rap when actually you can put the blame on good old fashion corporate America for this as well as the consumer. If the average consumer that may enter one particular super market only looks at the price before it goes in the cart and not the ingredients than that market is price driven ONLY. Why do you think whole Foods is so expensive! Where do you think these price gaps come from?

2. If you want to avoid STPP treatment I would say for starters never eat frozen scallops of any kind. Almost every lb of scallop in world is touched with some form of preservative STPP or also other forms of Sodium based preservatives by the time it gets to the end consumer. If you want untreated scallops, #1 they should not look white, they should look off white and #2 I would eat day boat scallops only which should cost you an arm and a leg these days, upwards of $20- 30 a lb if not more. They should be tacky not slimy or wet. If they look like they are sitting in a bowl of soup behind the counter - don't buy them!

3. I noticed they used a picture of Salmon in this article but salmon actually is the least likely to have STPP added because the makeup of the fish tends to fall apart when treated therefore it is not used often in salmon. Stick with Wild Alaskan and you will be fine - even farmed Chilean or Norwegian should not be treated but again if you don know….ASK!

4. This is very simple - if it is Product of USA than you should be pretty good and if you don’t know…Ask! STPP smells a little bit like bleach and if you feel that you were duped than bring it back to the store and return it! Some fresh fish can actually have it so ask them Fish man if you can smell a piece - fresh fish should smell like the ocean… you are most likely to see it added to Cod, Haddock, Pollock…whitefish in general.

5. Do know this - if you do not have adverse effects so Sodium based preservatives, I agree that they are over used for sure, but one main function of these preservatives is so that people don't get sick from food. If you look at the number of recalls there are a year from a Super Market like Whole Foods verses a regular store it is staggering. If you want to follow all recalls just go to the FDA website and sign up for the mailing list. Products that do not have preservatives and are mishandled before they get to you could make you feel a lot worse so always keep that in mind as well and know your source and if you can’t figure it out ASK! if the pimple faced kid behind the counter that is in his senior year of high school and has never even seen the ocean gives you a funny look when you ask a question, ASK A MANAGER! and if they don’t know than write an email and ask the Corporate office of the company.

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Karl
4/14/2016 11:40:14 am

Hi Fish Monger, and thanks for your professional input. I live in the Midwest, and the chance of finding fresh seafood is very slim, at any price. Let's assume that I'm going to purchase frozen fish that has been treated with STPP is there any method that you're aware of to "pull" the excess water and sodium back out of the flesh prior to cooking? As a side note, I have found some supermarket fish at Wal Mart that seems to be "the real deal". "Fresh, Never Frozen" salmon, steelhead and tilapia and cod fillets are available in the meat/poultry case in vacuum packaging. The price is a bit "premium", but they cook-up and taste like fresh fish.

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Another Fish Monger
7/21/2016 02:13:07 pm

Thanks fishmonger. You are so right. But I think it's only fair to tell the folks here that there is a little more than corporate greed that plays into this sometimes. Many times the buyers and the corporate grocery stores don't know that they're getting STP. It is not declared. And it is used as a way of increasing the margin on the processor side. Many companies like Whole Foods, Trader Joes and most of the major Grocers end up getting products with STP even after they have specifically forbidden it. And innocently they don't know it. There are so many newer additives that will do the exact same thing or better than STP. All natural compositions made of proteins and citric acid. So much healthier than STP.

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Chris Palmer
10/17/2016 02:20:30 am

I live on the Alabama coast and the local fish is treated with STPP or something similar. My wife has an allergy and any fish that comes from the grocer or local fish market makes her ill. Fresh fish from the gulf or bay, caught by family, has no ill effects. Local Asian fish markets denie there is any preservative. Local grocers also denie it's use. We've become totally skeptical that anyone in the seafood business will tell you the truth.

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Rodney
3/1/2017 02:56:22 pm

Great info, however, Walmart Superstore sells frozen wild caught Salmon that's processed in China and yes it has STPP unfortunately. I would like to know where to buy quality frozen fish. I don't live near a city.

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Ellen
3/1/2017 03:25:29 pm

It is pricey but worth it to us-we order our salmon, scallops and shrimp from Vital Choice and happily they are now on Ebates. We get canned crab from Nelson Seafood and our tuna from American Tuna. All these companies promote sustainable seafood from safe waters.

Flo
3/5/2016 08:03:08 am

My dad and I bought a bag of frozen shrimp with tripolyphosphate in it and he had suffered with a AFIB couple hours later and my heart raced. He was fine til he consumed that shrimp by Chefs Net. So I researched the chemical and it's a neurotoxin and it says that it can damage the organs in your body. Wow we as consumers need to hold these food company's accountable.we need to read the labels and not be so trusting.

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john babcock
2/21/2017 09:06:59 am

Has happened to me many times to the point that My Dr. thought may be TSI. Besides scarry AFB episodes for up to 30 hrs. after eating the AFib episodes are preceded by an industrial, paint thinner type taste in my mouth. US needs to outlaw like Europe--doubtful until Trump gone!

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Arman
5/23/2016 08:39:32 pm

in frozen shrimp from whole foods and trader joe's in the ingredient it says shrimp and salt is that the same as Sodium tripolyphosphate?

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Michael jones
6/3/2016 07:18:06 am

I have just had some jumbo prawns and the chemical taste was overpowering. The label says that they contain Sodium Tripolyphosphate .These prawns are processed in Ireland .but originate in Vietnam Thailand and China .

Michael.

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Martha
6/18/2016 02:17:54 pm

Thanks for all these comment and for the article I was about to cook some cod and noticed it contained STPP. I've never heard of it so I looked it up and found this website. I am very sensitive to monosodium glutamate another ingredients similar to MSG. It's hard to find things without it but it is possible. I will be taking the fish back to the store and looking for some clean fish.

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Swimmer Burt
11/12/2016 01:53:18 am

I've been buying Aldi wild salmon for a while and telling others about it and though I was getting omega 3 s and less pain now I found out sodium trypolphosphate Causes imflamation and is a toxic chemical used in paints cleaning products and makes scallops shrimp look fresher when there old going bad. Someone. Call Aldi and SeaQueen the label on top to stop using sttp etc. All should document. There side effects
.Fishmonger Attorney General contact *Aldi to remove this chemical
I feel terrible that I told others this was wild fresh salmon without toxins

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Jo
1/24/2017 08:10:44 am

Wow. I suspected that something in the fish fillets (from frozen -potato crusted - well known name brand) made me feel bloated and gassy almost immediately after eating. My son ate one piece and woke up this morning with gastrointestinal discomfort. I looked at the ingredients and found two types of phosphates listed, looked up side effects and there it was..... gastrointestinal problems mentioning gassiness, stomach upset, abdominal pain, and bloated feeling being some of the listed side effects. coincidence? I will definitely be trying to avoid this from now on. I usually home cook, but there are times when you need a break... just have to be more aware of what to purchase as prepared foods. Sure doesn't make things easy.

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Cool kid
2/1/2017 09:40:13 am

You cant eat anything these days unless you make it yourself. Everything these days has nasty toxic chemicals.

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Cathy Johns
2/27/2017 08:22:35 am

STTP is also a "WHITENING AGENT" put in toothpastes! !!!

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Noah Tsaying
12/2/2017 09:17:13 am

"...STTP is also a "WHITENING AGENT" put in toothpastes..."

No. It isn't. You are misreading the ingredient's chemical name. Probably tetrasodium pyrophosphate, disodium pyrophosphate, or sodium monofluorophosphate.
In toothpaste and dental floss, tetrasodium pyrophosphate acts as a tartar control agent, serving to remove calcium and magnesium from saliva and thus preventing them from being deposited on teeth. Disodium pyrophosphate is also used as a tartar control agent in toothpastes.
Sodium monofluorophosphate is the fluoride complex added to reduce cavities.

The whitening agent that bleaches the teeth will be hydrogen peroxide. Eveything else is just toothpaste.

Almost anything an be claimed to "help" accomlish almost any goal, like whitening your teeth. A toothpaste containing only baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) can be claimed to "help: whiten teeth.

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Tim Konterio link
3/22/2017 08:05:29 am

I'm so upset :( I weighed 150 and now I'm down to 108. I'm literally starving to death because I can't eat chemicals. I am so overtaken by pain I can't even work. 2 years ago I finally found out it was chemical intolerance and am now pain free!! unless I don't do my research on chemicals.
The odd thing is we are dairy farmers. I drink our own raw milk,and eat our own meat, I don't have time for a garden and I have so little time to cook. We, just like the fish monger get paid very little so we have to work so hard. After our food leaves us corporate america gets it and preserves it. Farmers take the blame. My daughter is manager at a 350,000 laying hen facility. They just built this new building cage free because consumers wanted that. Consumers are not farmers and don't understand birds like "freinds" and were content in their cages, they weren't over crowded. Theirs always that "bully" in the crowd that has to peck and when the chickens smell blood they peck the chickens to death.Less eggs,less profitability. Consumers ending up buying the cheap eggs anyway...nature puts a natural preservative on the egg shell, consumers want them washed, shorter shelf life.The eggs are spotless to start. Makes no sense. I read in the early 1900's the FDA president was fired because he didn't want to allow preservatives and the grocers needed them for their store to profit. I'm told USA has the worst dementia,cancer, blood pressure of all the 3rd world countries. Apparently the preservatives aren't preserving our brains :( Try to buy fresh at farmers markets,we try so hard.

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Judy Andrews
3/24/2017 07:41:46 pm

I am so glad this information about this chemical is here. I had no idea the frozen fish I just bought had this chemical until I read the label that showed my fish fillets had been treated with STTP! I threw the entire bag away without touching that fish, even though I paid close to $15 for it. How can they get away with selling stuff like this!

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Roberta Burwell
4/2/2017 04:02:46 pm

I have IBD and try to be so careful about the food I eat. Fish is something I thought was good for me...protein rich and easily digested. It's a crime that they do not always label additives. Once I became very ill after eating shrimp and haven't touched shrimp since, but now I see that probably most generally available seafood is treated with these chemicals. I wonder if canned Alaska Sockeye salmon is treated? Glad to be informed, and will add that carrageenan is another one to strictly avoid if you have IBD.

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Susan Lunardini
7/12/2017 09:30:30 am

For almost 20 years I have narrowed down the root of my problems with food. I believe it is sodium triphosphates but no one can validate this. I discovered long ago to stay away from bagged salad, even when this is not on the label. When visiting Italy, I never react to the seafood or salads. My reaction is fast, violent, and empties my entire colon. The severe feeling of illness and fatigue followes these episodes. Does anyone else have these problems? I do not think I have IBS because I do not have this problem often when I am very careful to not consume STPP. Would really like to know if mine is just an isolated case of sensitivity.

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Valerie
10/15/2017 03:44:07 pm

I can sympathize with your symptoms. I get this all over shaky fearful feeling. It immediately goes to my colon and my heart begins to race. Then I'm off running to the bathroom thinking I'm having a nervous break down.

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Anna Shelbaer
8/28/2021 02:43:10 pm

Hi Susan, I do not eat bagged salad but have had the same reaction to so many food items that I am now afraid of most foods. For the past several years I practically live on nothing but fresh salads I make myself with home made salad dressing and expensive "all natural" meats. And eggs that I cook myself. I have had this reaction more often than not when I eat out and when it started I was sick but could still function, after a year or so it was to the point that I felt sick almost immediately while eating and would be running for the bathroom within 10 minutes, then unable to do anything other than shake and moan for the rest of the night with continuous runs to the bathroom. I did find out while in Europe at a friend's home who is a nurse that histasín an allergy medicine with the active ingredient Cetirizine alleviated my symptoms greatly but I felt like I had the flu for days after maybe because it kept me from emptying my system as much. I have gone to an allergist and she came to the conclusion that it is likely preservatives but she said that is not something they can test for. I get the worst effect from sparkling white wine followed by white wine although I can still drink red wine. But anyhow, like you the effects are almost immediate and also empties my intestines...

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Lori
7/14/2017 03:30:56 am

Stunning! A few days ago I bought a package of frozen pollock. I didn't think to look at the ingredients until I brought it home. After I cooked and ate a couple of pieces of the fish I decided to look at the ingredients because I felt awfully full from eating two small filleted pieces. I noticed it contained sodium tripolyphosphate. I googled it and here I am. This is a shame. How can the FDA approve an ingredient for food when it is also an ingredient in cleaning supplies? How can the companies that sell the fish want to put a toxin in our foods and live with themselves? Also, how can the grocery stores sell foods with toxins? If the stores don't know about the ingredient they ought to know what they are selling. When doctors see a patient about a complaint they should ask them what they are eating and be knowledgeable about the harmful ingredients instead of pushing pills on us. It's a shame too that we have to be cautious about what we buy to eat. We should be able to have faith that there isn't anything harmful in our foods. Shame on all involved!

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fainiego
7/22/2017 03:06:38 am

I bought a pack of "High quality" pancit canton noodles with the brand name SAFOCO maufactured in Vietnam and exported here at the Philippines. It contains pentasodium triphosphate and food color Tartrazine.. Thanks for your information on the harmful effects of this chemicals.

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Esther
8/9/2017 05:41:29 pm

Now I know what's been causing my pain and adverse reaction to frozen cod I bought at Kroger last week and this week. I was careful to check if it was wild caught and not farm raised and neglected to carefully look at the ingredients. Little did I know there was sodium tripolyphospate that everyone mentions here. I rechecked the bag and there it was. Ughhh. Thankful for suggestions on where to buy quality fish. I'm ordering from Vital tomorrow. I did also buy a frozen. At of cod from Costco and checked the ingredients and there was no mention of sodium tripolyphospate. Wondering if it will be ok to eat or should I return it.

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Valerie
10/15/2017 03:37:09 pm

It is so difficult to get fresh fish. I'm glad you found the culprit to your pain. I know I often eat things for weeks wondering why I am feeling so down and in so much pain. I always revert back to my diet and sure enough there's always something in it I'm ingesting I shouldn't be.

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Noah Tsaying
12/2/2017 08:56:25 am

re: Cod ... there's no such thing as farm raised cod because they can't be raised that way. Salmon spawn in fresh water, that's why farming them in a pen in a river is feasible. Cod spend their entire lives in deep (salt) water and don't swim up rivers to spawn.

The article on this page about sodium tri-phoshate isn't very accurate. Its likely to be present in any industrial detergent. It's likely to be a component of the cleaner used to clean the catch holds on a fishing boat. Its not normal to use detergent for cleaning the catch. (or beef or poultry) in Europe, the USA, or Canada (anywhere Cod would be caught).
A bad piece of fish will make you sick. (So will a bad side dish.) Use your nose and your taste buds.Cod should have a very light odor and taste, not oily, not "fishy", not a strong flavor like tuna or salmon. If it smells wrong, *don't* taste it to be sure. If you're at a restaurant the server will swear its fresh, he had it for lunch himself, etc. because its his job. Don't eat it, and don't pay for it.

The best way to know what you're getting is to be able to see and smell the fish your its cut from.

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Lori Q
12/2/2017 09:27:25 am

I just got an email from here about the ingredients in toothpaste. It is not safe to use fluoride no matter what dentists say.

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Jack Knies
1/3/2018 10:47:56 am

I think you left out the "no" in this paragraph:
"Sadly, there is FDA requirements to label foods with sodium tripolyphosphate, but several manufacturers have begun to do so. Even though deemed safe for ingestion, this is one chemical you want to avoid if you've experienced reactions due to eating frozen fish.

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raestta
3/18/2018 01:18:57 pm

We are trying to eat healthier and not much meat so I went and brought about 4 packages of Frozen fish. I ate frozen tuna and then frozen salmon a week apart. the first time I had a reaction of itchy hands. I couldn't place what it could be from. the next week, when I ate the frozen salmon,the inside of my lip started swelling and i thought it was from the garlic on the asparagus. then while washing dishes the itchiness in the hands cam back and I started looking and the pads at the end of all my fingers were swelling. I took an antihistamine and it calmed down but I began to worry. so I looked at the ingredients and it had the sodium tripoly..... one had carbon monoxide to keep it moist. i am returning the unopened packages to the store because I can't take a chance on eating them. I love salmon and tuna, but only fresh will do now. I have never had a problem with fresh.

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Valerie
3/18/2018 03:52:32 pm

It’s great that you found this out early. But also be careful most fish has some type of preservative it’s Dipped in otherwise it isn’t flaky and becomes like mush. Nonetheless, fresher fish is a much better option. You can always speak to your fishmonger about it too see how it was processed.

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Albert Bekus link
4/8/2018 05:44:03 pm

The Bottom Line: If a frozen bag of fish says: Ingredients: (Name of fish) and nothing else, does that mean the fish has not been treated with STPP? Or any other chemical?

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Matthew
4/8/2018 07:53:33 pm

Just because it does not say STTP on the bag does not mean it is not treated with STTP.

I thought the only way out of this problem was to eat whole fist not fillet fish. But when I googled this issue, I came accross to other articles talking about whole fish were also treated with chemicals. So now how do I make sure that the whole fish I am buying is chemical free? This is the $6MM question

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John M Knies Jr
4/9/2018 11:11:21 am

"Sadly, there is FDA requirements to label foods with sodium tripolyphosphate, but several manufacturers have begun to do so."
This statement is missing the word no. It should read: "there are NO requirements"

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Susie Levesque
4/30/2018 04:53:03 am

It is NOT only packaged fish. My specialty supermarket sold me cod that contains stpp, they used it as an explanation when i complained the fish smelled of ammonia. Shocked by the discovery, i asked more questions, only to learn that all of the shrimp contains it, and most things labeled as previously frozen. Im appalled. Icelandic cod doesnt have it, but i believe it is on the seafood watch list..

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Matthew
4/30/2018 07:36:26 am

Susie Levesque, when you say all frozen fish, does that include whole frozen fish? Where can I learn about this? Just email the importer or fishing company?

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Matthew
5/2/2018 11:30:29 am

After reading all the comments here I got suspicious and emailed the Norwegian Saba catching company in Norway. NOrwegian saba is a whole fish sold in Houston and it is my favorite. This is how they replied norge.us
12:21 PM (1 hour ago)

to me
Thank you for your inquiry about Norwegian mackerel (saba).

Norwegian fishermen and processors do not treat the mackerel with chemicals before, during or after the freezing process.

Norwegian mackerel is tested by Norwegian authorities to monitor for both nutritional values and possible residues of foreign substances.

The Norwegian Seafood Council does not take part in any trade of products so we do not export, possess or import any seafood. We are a generic marketing board working on behalf of the Norwegian seafood community to promote Norwegian products. We are not aware of any soaking of Norwegian products in the market.

Best regards

Egil Ove Sundheim
Director USA

Office: +1 617 419 7160

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mark
10/13/2018 12:08:15 am

If you go to a chinese market, such as ranch 99 or marina food, they have aquariums with live fish. You can select the fish you want, and then watch them club it and clean it right in front of you. The types of fish are limited, but I feel that one can be pretty sure that the fish is not dosed with STTP.

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Meng
11/7/2018 09:23:41 am

I have learned this from a Chinese chef on how they clean shrimps before cooking. This is a well know secret in the restaurant field that all shrimps are chemically treated. So when dealing with peeled saute shrimp, it is very easy for customers to detect if shrimps were treated or not by their firmness and taste. To remedy this, chefs would first coat the shrimps in corn starch and some salt and then rub them vigorously before letting them sit for about 20 mins. After that wash them under running water and you will be amazed at what you wash out. You can then repeat this one or two more times and when you cook them later you will feel the difference.

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Victoria Armas
4/6/2019 08:30:34 am

Thank you for your caring comments; read this site due to 2 flair ups I suffered last night while sleeping, I did cooked and ate shrimp from a new package just open; had chills, difficulty breathing and aches, kind like an anxiety attack, I felt something was wrong already earlier, so check the shrimp package now and read it contains this harmful chemical, I try to eat so clean, guess my system is becoming very sensitive to this additives and preservatives. I did forget to read the label though. Be aware and try to stay healthy.

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Anthony Buhowski link
5/23/2019 05:03:50 pm

Just brought home some fresh scallops from Whole Foods, the container that held them had quite a bit of milky liquid in it so I questioned the employee about it and he assured me it was an natural secretion-just be sure to rinse them well---his words-- I had my doubts but trusted him and bought a pound-- special price for prime members--smelled them when I got home and immediately knew they were going back.I am an elderly person and have lived on both coasts for years so I believe I know my fish, but because I was familiar with the employee I bought them. Some of these scallops were meant for my daughter who suffers from a severe case of RA --Thanks to this website she will spared the possibity of a major inflammatory episode--

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Tanya
6/12/2019 08:30:23 pm

They are slowly but surely killing us off you guys.

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kerry
9/8/2019 09:35:44 pm

These chemicals being added to our food....is horrific. I saw some wild salmon at a Vons store for a very good price. Then saw that the ingredients said sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain moisture)..... Was curious and googled what it was..... then found this site.... so scary!

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Chris
10/28/2019 08:37:39 pm

DO NOT PURCHASE:
Trader Joe's frozen Langostino tails wild

I bought this 12 oz frozen bag because it claimed No sodium tripolyphoshate. Immediately after consumption, I experienced EXTREME THIRST and tightening in the chest for the next three days. I had to detox for the next week...can't believe this happened! If they didn't add sodium tripolyphosphate then what did they add to almost kill me...¿

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Jonathan
11/22/2020 07:31:39 pm

We bought the Great Value frozen Haddock and with my 2.5 year old son’s second bite he lost consciousness. He has had haddock 10 to 15 times before but we usually buy the Gordon’s frozen haddock. The Walmart brand is loaded with sodium tripolyphosphate. We are working with an allergists now and strongly feel that that sodium almost killed our son, it should be illegal to use in food!

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Camila P link
1/3/2021 03:56:04 pm

Thaanks for writing this

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