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New Study Shows 59% of “Tuna” Sold in the U.S. Isn’t Tuna
Zero Hedge ^ | March 2, 2013 | Michael Krieger

Posted on 03/03/2013 12:05:25 AM PST by Zakeet

This is just the latest revelation in the stealth inflation and food fraud theme I have written about frequently in recent months. The non-profit group Oceana took samples of 1,215 fish sold in the U.S. and genetic tests found that that 59% of those labeled tuna were mislabeled.

It seems that “white tuna” should be avoided in particular as “84% of fish samples labeled 'white tuna' were actually escolar, a fish that can cause prolonged, uncontrollable, oily anal leakage.”

Oh and if you live in my hometown of New York City, you should pay particular attention:

Big Apple has big problem with seafood fraud: 94 percent of tuna and more than three quarters of sushi samples in New York City mislabeled.

Of the 142 fish samples collected in New York, 39 percent were mislabeled. New York City led the nation with the highest occurrence of mislabeled salmon as well as the highest amount of fraud among salmon collected from grocery stores and restaurants.

The full report from Oceana can be found here.

Bon appétit!


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KEYWORDS: fish; food; health; inspection; seafood; tuna
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To: MediaMole

Sure you didn’t order the turtle?


81 posted on 03/03/2013 7:16:39 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Got a problem? Nothing a drone strike can't fix.)
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To: higgmeister

aha, so it’s just another leftwing “faux NGO” scam.

source of funds:
- millions in direct govt funding
- millions from wealthy donors (for tax write-offs)
- handful of dollars from true believers

distribution of funds:
- millions into the pockets of the Board members
- millions to “campaign funds” of appropriate politicians
- handful of dollars spent on flyers and press releases

There are literally thousands of these money-laundering groups. Thousands upon thousands.


82 posted on 03/03/2013 7:30:06 AM PST by fnord (My life is like the movie Willard, except with hummingbirds)
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To: PIF

POTD, thanks!


83 posted on 03/03/2013 7:31:57 AM PST by wxgesr (I want to be the first person to surf on another planet.)
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To: PIF

That’s worth more than 2 pennies, FRiend.

Copper River - yep. Worth every penny for a melt-in-mouth experience.
Cheers!


84 posted on 03/03/2013 7:32:57 AM PST by spankalib (The downside of liberty is the need to tolerate those who despise it.)
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To: Domangart

I read that at one time lobster was food for the peasants. Until (was it a Vanderbilt?) by mistake got a bowl of some lobster bisque meant for the help.


86 posted on 03/03/2013 7:38:20 AM PST by DManA
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To: Zakeet

87 posted on 03/03/2013 7:40:53 AM PST by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: Slings and Arrows; glock rocks
"oily anal leakage ping."

"Zer0's holding another press conference?"

LOL......LOL

88 posted on 03/03/2013 7:44:15 AM PST by CatherineofAragon (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization)
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To: Zakeet

I hate it when I have oily anal leakage.


89 posted on 03/03/2013 7:45:08 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
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To: Zakeet

I still like a little tuna with my Dolphin. Yummy!


90 posted on 03/03/2013 7:45:18 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the POTEET THEATRE in OKC! See our murals before they are painted over!)
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To: randog

91 posted on 03/03/2013 7:49:41 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: JoeProBono

ROTFLMAO!


92 posted on 03/03/2013 7:53:37 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
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To: Ken H

A couple years ago I had some home canned tuna and it tasted like the tuna I grew up with, the crap they sell you in the can now is awful.


93 posted on 03/03/2013 7:56:08 AM PST by tiki
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Zakeet.
84% of fish samples labeled 'white tuna' were actually escolar, a fish that can cause prolonged, uncontrollable, oily anal leakage.
Okay, but is it fish oil? Because, y'know, that's good for ya. ;')
94 posted on 03/03/2013 7:56:30 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: Ken H

Ahh yes, a fan of Weemsco Tuna.


95 posted on 03/03/2013 7:58:07 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Zakeet

I know of some folks who are analyzing fish flesh to see what species it actually is. A problem is that they get a lot of noise and double ladders because they are using as a marker a mitochondrial protein which, though species-specific, shares enough homology to all the other instances of that protein to generate other copies during PCR, probably from bacteria on the surface of their samples. If it’s a small amount, then it will be amplified by a relatively small amount and the primary sequence can still be read.


96 posted on 03/03/2013 7:58:07 AM PST by aruanan
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To: glock rocks; Slings and Arrows

There’s an “oily anal leakage” ping list? Who knew!


97 posted on 03/03/2013 7:59:12 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
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To: Zakeet

“oily anal leakage”

The homosexual agenda knows no bounds.


98 posted on 03/03/2013 8:01:30 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
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To: Zakeet
It seems that “white tuna” should be avoided in particular as “84% of fish samples labeled 'white tuna' were actually escolar, a fish that can cause prolonged, uncontrollable, oily anal leakage.”

Interestingly, in Spanish "escolar" is an adjective meaning "education," itself an enterprise in the United States given to the production of something equivalent to "prolonged, uncontrollable, oily anal leakage."
99 posted on 03/03/2013 8:03:17 AM PST by aruanan
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To: Zakeet
The problem can be avoided by buying an entire fish, though I guess that could be a problem if one likes tuna.


100 posted on 03/03/2013 8:10:45 AM PST by aruanan
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