A must watch video - contaminated seafood from overseas

[finchaser]

buyer beware

http://vimeo.com/11817894



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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1nEPzsFpc0

[surfwalker]

That's some pretty disgusting footage, but what do we expect.

[hookedonbass]

Aw man that is gross they get the water for the fish from where they poop into the same river. did you see those canvas things on the cane poles? Those are toilets! EEEEEEWW!:upck:

[Monty]

^^^^^^
What he did :upck:

[gjb1969]

ok that is just sick i would not fish that water and i fish dirty water all i can say is:upck::lynchmob:

[rockhopper]

Wow all those fish are bathing in crap water. And Americans just eat it. Why? Because it is cheaper?

[nitestrikes]

Hey check out this article is is somewhat related to what you posted. Fish are mis-labeded all the time. Either they come from countries who don't have our standards, and come in because they are cheaper (doesn't anyone care how its possible to get salmon for 3,99/lb?) and also some of the markets are mislabeling it. Buyer beware and only buy seafood from reputable businesses.


http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/fish-sold-in-new-york-is-routinely-mislabeled-study

By Peter Rudegeair, Reuters
Dec. 11, 2012 8:25AM PST Dec. 11, 2012 8:25AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly three in five New York City grocery stores and restaurants that sell seafood have mislabeled part of their stock, substituting varieties that could cause health problems, according to a new study.
Some 39 percent of the fish obtained for the study by the ocean conservation group Oceana was inaccurately identified, Oceana said. Sometimes cheap fish is substituted for more expensive varieties or plentiful species for scarce ones.
Forensic DNA analysis revealed 58 percent of 81 New York retailers and eateries sampled incorrectly labeled the seafood they sold, according to the study released Tuesday.
"It's unacceptable that New York seafood lovers are being duped more than one-third of the time when purchasing certain types of fish," Kimberly Warner, a senior scientist at Oceana and an author of the study, said in a news release.
In some instances, consumers unknowingly purchased fish that could pose health risks.
Blueline tilefish masqueraded as halibut and red snapper. The FDA urges pregnant women, nursing mothers and small children to avoid tilefish given its high mercury content.
All but one of the 17 white tuna samples obtained from sushi restaurants turned out to be escolar, a fish whose diarrhea-inducing properties earned it the nickname the "ex-lax fish."
Mislabeled seafood can present a public health concern because many hazards are species specific, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokeswoman said in an email. Allergic reactions and food-borne illnesses are some of the possible health hazards, the spokeswoman said.
New York's rate of seafood mislabeling was higher than Miami's (31 percent) but lower than that of Boston (48 percent) and Los Angeles (55 percent), according to recent Oceana investigations.
What distinguishes New York's seafood marketplace from those of the other American cities Oceana tested is the presence of smaller, independent food stores, 40 percent of which sold mislabeled fish, Warner said in an interview. In contrast, only 12 percent of seafood bought at national chain grocery stores in New York were labeled incorrectly.

The problem is not new. A study appearing in a 1992 issue of Consumer Reports found about a third of the seafood sampled in New York, Chicago, and San Jose was incorrectly labeled.
Nor is seafood mislabeling an issue that has gone unreported. The discovery in August 2011 that Zabar's, a gourmet food store on Manhattan, had been passing off crawfish as lobster in its lobster salad for at least 15 years was the subject of multiple, high-profile media stories.
(Additional reporting by Sharon Begley; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

[vpass]

Aw man that is gross they get the water for the fish from where they poop into the same river. did you see those canvas things on the cane poles? Those are toilets! EEEEEEWW!:upck:

every time they take a poop they are laughing at us.

[captnemo]

Anyone have any thoughts on frankenfish salmon? genetically engineered, twice the size of normal ones.


Genetically altered salmon are safe, FDA says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_606w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/12/21/Production/WashingtonPost/Images/fast_growing_salmon-0b929-2443.jpg AquaBounty Technologies/AP - This undated 2010 handout photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows two same-age salmon, a genetically modified salmon, rear, and a non-genetically modified salmon, foreground. Salmon that's genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal could soon show up on your dinner plate — if the company that makes the fish can stay afloat.






By Brady Dennis (http://www.washingtonpost.com/brady-dennis/2011/02/25/ABMgsCJ_page.html), Dec 22, 2012 03:13 AM EST
The Washington Post Friday, December 21, 10:13 PM


Salmon that has been genetically engineered to grow twice as fast as its natural counterpart inched a little closer toward the nation’s dinner tables on Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration released its findings (http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinary/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/GeneticEngineering/GeneticallyEngineeredAnimals/UCM333102.pdf)that the fish do not pose a threat to the environment and are “as safe as food from conventional Atlantic salmon.”











That removed a key hurdle for a Massachusetts-based company (http://www.aquabounty.com/)seeking to market the modified salmon, which critics derisively have dubbed “Frankenfish.”
But the move also reignited a long-running debate over whether a nation that already grows and consumes genetically modified plants such as corn and soybeans is prepared to make a similar leap when it comes to animals.
Food-safety activists, environmental groups and traditional salmon fishing industries are staunchly opposed to such a step and are part of a broader global struggle over the use of genetically modified foods.
Countries in the European Union have banned some genetically modified foods outright and instituted tight labeling requirements on foods that contain modified ingredients. Countries such as Russia, Japan and Peru also have instituted restrictions on genetically altered foods.
AquAdvantage, the fast-growing fish at the center of the controversy in the United States, is an Atlantic salmon that contains a growth hormone from a Chinook salmon and has been given a gene from the ocean pout, an eel-like fish. The result is a fish that grows larger and faster than traditional salmon.
Under the company’s proposal, no modified salmon would actually be produced in America. The eggs would be produced at a facility on Prince Edward Island in Canada and shipped to another facility in Panama, where they would be harvested and processed. In its assessment, the FDA said the likelihood that the altered fish could escape containment and reproduce in the wild is “extremely remote.”
Friday’s assessment could pave the way for ultimate approval of the engineered fish. The FDA must first take comments from the public on its report for 60 days before finalizing it. After that, the agency will decide whether to give AquaBounty the green light to begin marketing its fish to Americans.
“We’re encouraged by this milestone, and we’re grateful that they’ve elected to continue a *science-based process,” Ronald Stotish, president of AquaBounty Technologies, said in an interview. “We think this is progress.”
Friday’s determination echoes findings from two years ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/06/AR2010090603223.html), when the FDA held days of public hearings and convened panels of scientists, staff members and industry officials to consider potential impacts of the altered salmon.
Since then, the approval process for the fish has remained at a virtual standstill. But the public fight over it has churned on.
Some consumer and environmental conservation groups have claimed that the FDA has failed to fully scrutinize the product and its potential effects. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, particularly those from the Northwest, have backed legislation that would ban the fish outright or require specific labeling about its origins.