#9385058 - 08/29/18 07:25 AM
'Laxative of the sea', 44% fish mislabeled, 60% health risks
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furball
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BUT WAIT, there's more!
https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/0...ays-report.html
What masquerades as sea bass, cod or wild salmon could be a far cheaper catfish, pollock or even a fish dubbed “the laxative of the sea”, according to a national report from advocacy organization Oceana Canada.
That poses a serious risk to consumers’ pockets — and public health.
Roughly 44 per cent of fish were incorrectly labelled, the report found. What’s more, 60 per cent of the roughly 400 samples collected from retailers in Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax were found to carry potential health risks.
Instead of butterfish, consumers have been eating escolar — an oily fish that has been called “the laxative of the sea” and can cause diarrhea, vomiting and other stomach problems — which is banned in several countries, such as Japan, South Korea and Italy. Escolar was also a substitute for white tuna.
Edited by furball (08/29/18 06:00 PM)
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#9385855 - 08/29/18 05:45 PM
Re: 'Laxative of the sea', fish mislabeled 44% of the time
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