<So, if the reason for the prohibition is inapplicable today (sakana) and the issur “falls to the wayside” (?), why then do we remove all fish related items before putting fleshing on the table on Shabbos? >
Why, indeed. Mommamania, that is precicely my question. Hakol modim that gilui is no longer a concern with liquids. Why, then, is fish and meat still assur mipnei sakana? Is it really a still sakana or simply minhag? If it is, as I suspect, simply a minhag (as it is in my house, by the way)why do we not still observe the issur mipnei sakana of drinking standing uncovered water?