Is the fresh pack included in the capelin fish is non-toxic?
The fresh pack is Non-toxic. This is a silica gel moisture absorber. It is food and pharmaceutical grade and approved by the FDA. The packs state CONTAINS A HARMLESS ABSORBENT. The contents of the packet, silica gel, is basically sand and it is not harmful if swallowed. We do not recommend that your pet would eat this even though it is harmless.
My dog just was gifted with a bag of treats, Icelandic capelin. Do you check for mercury levels?
Capelin is a small fish that reaches 2 years of age when fished. Mercury can only be measured in fish that reach old age like Halibut and Orange Roughy , Some Tuna species and fish that accumulate mercury over 100 years.
Capelin feeds from Zooplankton and Copepods feed from Zooplankton . So basically this fish is a vegetarian.
Mercury levels in Capelin are not generally measured because of the above facts.
In short, the concentration of the heavy metals Hg in capelin was measured in all Icelandic fish and capelin had 0.03mg/kg and the European union maximum limit is 0.5 mg/kg. Capelin had the lowest Hg(Mercury) levels of Icelandic fishes measured in the study by Icelandic Food and Marine Biotech (Matis)