by Tony Isaacs
author of Cancer's Natural Enemy

(The Best Years in Life) Just when you thought eating fish was iffy enough due to Fukushima radiation, the gulf oil spill, mercury and other toxins found in fish, one of the largest seafood fraud investigations in the world to date has found that 59 percent of the tuna Americans consume is not really tuna. Worse still, most of the fake tuna was found to actually be a fish known for causing gastrointestinal problems. Other lowlights, er highlights, of the study included:

• Mislabeling was found in 27 of the 46 fish types tested (59 percent)
• Salmon, snapper, cod, tuna, sole, halibut and grouper were the top collected fish types
• Only seven of the 120 red snapper samples were honestly labeled
• Between one-fifth to more than one-third of the halibut, grouper, cod and Chilean sea bass samples were mislabeled
• 44 percent of all the grocery stores, restaurants and sushi venues visited sold mislabeled seafood

Sushi lovers take note: Oceana did not find a single sushi bar which had no dishonestly labeled fish.

Read more:

http://www.tbyil.com/Mislabeled_Fish_Fraud_Tony_Isaacs.htm

See also:

"Why Eating Imported Catfish is a Bad Idea"
http://www.tbyil.com/Why_Eating_Imported_Catfish_is_Bad_Barbara_Minton.htm

"Beware of Tilapia - the Fishy Fish"
http://www.tbyil.com/Beware_of_Tilapia_Barbara_Minton.htm

"FDA Ignores Abnormalities Found in GMO "Frankenfish" Salmon"
http://www.tbyil.com/GMO_Salmon_Abnormalities.htm