Comments on: Don’t Be Fooled by Fish Fraud, It’s More Common Than You Think

By: Lenny

Lenny — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:19:50 +0000

Real seafood!
It is so sad to read these articles and see all the fraud against the american population. If you want to eat real FISH and SEAFOOD, tHE BEST IN THE WORLD..GO TO PERU! where it is unthinkable that somebody will lie with the quality or names of products.Hope you had the chance to ask/travel to Peru..Wishing you the best.

By: Louis

Louis — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:40:55 +0000

Hello. You’re article is spot on! As an a Wild Alaskan Salmon producer, I can tell you that we regularly get new customers because a knowledgable salmon buyer received something from another company that he knew was fraudulent. This is especially true with the more expensive species like King and Sockeye – and even more often with anything labeled as “Copper River Salmon”. The state of Alaska requires all processed fish to have the origin of processing encoded in the label, and the fish can be traced back to the time and place it was bled and cut. These facilities are routinely inspected, so you can feel good that you will get an honest answer if you inquire with them about your particular product. For the reputable salmon producers, loosing this license is not worth protecting any individual retailer.

As for Dr. Ruth’s previous comment, she is factually correct about the ways you can get Omega 3 oils, but she is factually incorrect about the effective cholesterol levels. Eating wild salmon is healthy on so many levels – studies show that the particular proteins you ingest are good for the brain, healthy for the heart and colon, and for weight control.

By: Dr. Ruth Heidrich

Dr. Ruth Heidrich — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:25:03 +0000

Better yet, don’t eat fish! There’s nothing healthy about eating fish muscle which has about the same cholesterol as land animal muscle, and you can get the touted omega 3s from the same source the fish get it, leafy greens or, in the case of fish, sea weed! Plus, with all this emphasis on eating fish (and fish oil), we are seeing devastating collapse of the sea’s ecosystem! Pretty devastating to the whole planet!

By: Halibut Phil

Halibut Phil — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:37:38 +0000

Link on meat glue for meats and fish. You can find it for sale on Amazon here in the US.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9UbgF4A2uM

By: Halibut Phil

Halibut Phil — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:29:47 +0000

“Meat Glue” is used on fish pieces to make it stick together into shapes (shrimp and scallops) that it isn’t. Google “meat glue”, also used with animal meats. Also cookie cutter scallops are made from various fish and shark pieces. Monk fish in some places can be a good lobster/crab stretcher in dishes with shredded meats. One the west coast shark has been labeled white fish (salt water) for years. Buyer beware. An old German saying “Know your sausage maker well”.

By: Pi-Qui

Pi-Qui — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:24:14 +0000

we know there is a lot of “greenwashing” in this industry. People are lied to on daily base, we totally agree with this iniative to curb the lies of the food industry.
CEO PW Baltink
Online TV Radio Europe

By: Peter Davies

Peter Davies — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:07:40 +0000

It is not only fish markets we need to look our for, but also restaurants. I recently took family to a seafood restaurant in the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan, and ordered the “shrimp” basket. It looked quite generous at first. But then I realized that the “shrimp” was actually some kind of fish compressed and formed into butterfly-like shapes. The “shrimp” did not have the springy texture of shrimp.
It cost around $19, and I am certain the restaurant made quite a profit on the dish.

By: Holly Priestley

Holly Priestley — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:56:47 +0000

There is also a brand of seafood know as CATCH OF THE DAY so when a menu has on it CATCH OF THE DAY it may be old frozen fish and they are not lying … learned this while working on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City years ago …