Re:1 in 5 Seafood Samples Is Fake, Report Finds
by jessewmc on Friday September 09, 2016 @04:04PM
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The whole deal with food regulation is it's very hard for a consumer to test for toxic substances/purported nutrition etc. It absolutely matters even if you don't notice.
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Re:1 in 5 Seafood Samples Is Fake, Report Finds
by noobermin on Friday September 09, 2016 @04:11PM
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This is talking about the identity of fish though, I'd guess that this is not talking about the toxicity of the meat. The article does mention that they are certain species which are known for higher toxic chemical contents, so that can be an issue.
However, isn't the toxicity of the meat is a separate issue? I have no idea how the FDA tests for that (sample testing?) but it probably isn't just discrimination on the species of the fish.
Re:1 in 5 Seafood Samples Is Fake, Report Finds
by seandougall on Friday September 09, 2016 @06:15PM
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It's highly correlated to species of fish; some species have much, much higher levels of toxins such as mercury, depending on where they live, where they are on the food chain, etc. You can't separate the two.