New Study Shows 59% of “Tuna” Sold in the U.S. Isn’t Tuna

[Cebu_4_2]

New Study Shows 59% of “Tuna” Sold in the U.S. Isn’t Tuna

Michael Krieger (http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/author/mkriegs/) | Posted Friday Mar 1, 2013 at 12:02 pm

This is just the latest revelation in the stealth inflation and food fraud theme (http://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2013/01/22/new-study-shows-food-fraud-soared-60-last-year/) 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.

National Seafood Fraud Testing Results FINAL (http://www.scribd.com/doc/128051836/National-Seafood-Fraud-Testing-Results-FINAL) by Oceania

[Norweger]

I remember seeing a reality show about some fishermen that caught tuna and in it the crews went absolutely nuts when they caught a single tuna because it was worth a shitload of $$. Since then I've often wondered how come canned tuna is so cheap. Guess i just got the answer.

[Glass]

fish fraud is world wide but that there is some serious fraud. A lot of the fish down here is not as labelled. Fish of the day could be anything. A nation who loves fish and chips, the batter provides ample cover for all kinds of fish. The joke used to be that it was all shark regardless or ordering dufish or snapper but now I don't think it's even shark. A childhood favourite of fish fingers (crumbed fish sticks) are now made from something which is wholly inedible. I discovered you couldn't possibly feed those to kids anymore. Taste like chemicals and there is no ketchup strong enough to overcome it.

I also don't know why any one would eat sushi these days. The fish might be local but the seaweed wrapper is not. It comes direct from fukishima land. I've noticed lots of sushi places opened here in the past couple years. We went from maybe one in an average major shopping mall to there being an average of 4 or more. Either lots of Japanese are emigrating or people are idiots. I think emigration. but the seaweed still comes from Japan.

[Norweger]

My local Fish & Chips dealer recently changed from locally caught cod to what i believe is imported Alaskan cod, it comes in longer pieces which are very similar if not the same as what i can purchase frozen at the grocery store. Earlier they used to have pumpkin in the salad which they later changed to pineapple, so there's been several inflation related changes which made me say goodbye to what used to be my favorite restaurant. I even prefer the fish-burger at burger king over what they serve now.

[Horn]

I remember seeing a reality show about some fishermen that caught tuna and in it the crews went absolutely nuts when they caught a single tuna because it was worth a shitload of $$. Since then I've often wondered how come canned tuna is so cheap. Guess i just got the answer.

How much is a can of Tuna there in the U.S.? Here they run about $3 a can.

[Norweger]

I don't live in the US so i can't answer that he-he. It's about 3 bucks for a 185g can here.

[osoab]

My local Fish & Chips dealer recently changed from locally caught cod to what i believe is imported Alaskan cod, it comes in longer pieces which are very similar if not the same as what i can purchase frozen at the grocery store. Earlier they used to have pumpkin in the salad which they later changed to pineapple, so there's been several inflation related changes which made me say goodbye to what used to be my favorite restaurant. I even prefer the fish-burger at burger king over what they serve now.

You sure they didn't run out of pumpkin or were sitting on a shit ton of pineapple? Pineapple seems more expensive to me.

[Horn]

Here they stack it with oil, when drained it ends up around like 20 grams in a can.

Only one store has it packed in water, and that's like $4 a can.

[Santa]

The last time I purchased 5oz canned tuna packed in water a couple months ago, it was still under a dollar at the local Save-a-lot.
It's probably closer to two bucks at Publix for the same basic canned fish.

[Cebu_4_2]

5 oz can of Bumblebee tuna is 68¢ at wallyworld, dry wt is 4 oz without the oil.

[Silver Rocket Bitches!]

Tuna is my inflation gauge. I can find it on sale for around .50-.65 a can but typically it'll run .79 for store brand and .89 for national brand. The days of dollar tuna are coming. They'll probably bump the can down to 4oz before then though.

[Norweger]

You sure they didn't run out of pumpkin or were sitting on a shit ton of pineapple? Pineapple seems more expensive to me.

I think canned pineapple is cheaper. Pumpkin is a bit more exotic around these parts.

[osoab]

I think canned pineapple is cheaper. Pumpkin is a bit more exotic around these parts.

I live in the area that grows the most pumpkins.

[Horn]

Tuna is my inflation gauge. I can find it on sale for around .50-.65 a can but typically it'll run .79 for store brand and .89 for national brand. The days of dollar tuna are coming. They'll probably bump the can down to 4oz before then though.

Not sure that is tuna at under a $1 per can. Should be $3 a can.

[Twisted Titan]

Its sad

That what is passed off as fish is really just slop.

I try to stack it deep as it is a non perishable.

Guess it wont matter in the day after senario.

Calories are calories.

[ImaCannin]

led “white tuna” were actually escolar, a fish that can cause prolonged, uncontrollable, oily anal leakage.”


In the late 90's, a drug commercial came on TV and gave the side effects of the drug, one was " May cause a gassy oily discharge". From that point, we called a wet fart a goil.

Most of the major brand tuna sold in the states is packed in soy broth water. If you want it without soy, you have to buy albacore , which has a high mercury count.

Can't win with tuna

[singular_me]

mercury in tuna, sardines is particularly higher than any other fish

[Cebu_4_2]

mercury in tuna, sardines is particularly higher than any other fish

Why is that? I thought the mercury collects in the older tissues of fish, sardines don't live 5 years before harvest.

[Cebu_4_2]

In the late 90's, a drug commercial came on TV and gave the side effects of the drug, one was " May cause a gassy oily discharge". From that point, we called a wet fart a goil.

Most of the major brand tuna sold in the states is packed in soy broth water. If you want it without soy, you have to buy albacore , which has a high mercury count.

Can't win with tuna

They also came out with potato chips that had the same general analogy about festering oily discharge because thay werent burned in conventional oils. I forgot what they used... but it was branded to be healthy!

[Horn]

Why is that? I thought the mercury collects in the older tissues of fish, sardines don't live 5 years before harvest.

Sardines eat tissues of old fish?

I've often wondered the entire mercury issue wasn't propaganda from China.

I look really hard at my tuna and haven't seen any. :)

[singular_me]

Why is that? I thought the mercury collects in the older tissues of fish, sardines don't live 5 years before harvest.

not sardines, sorry - but tuna and swordfish, read this on mercola.com a while back

[osoab]

They also came out with potato chips that had the same general analogy about festering oily discharge because thay werent burned in conventional oils. I forgot what they used... but it was branded to be healthy!

Olestra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra)

[Cebu_4_2]

Olestra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra)

Olay!

That's it! Local radio DJ's were chowing them to see if it was true. They claimed it was LOL.

Jeez that Wiki article is gross, don't think I want to try it even if they took the warning off.

[Glass]

I remember that stuff. Didn't last long. Was replaced with canola

[MNeagle]

In the late 90's, a drug commercial came on TV and gave the side effects of the drug, one was " May cause a gassy oily discharge". From that point, we called a wet fart a goil.

Most of the major brand tuna sold in the states is packed in soy broth water. If you want it without soy, you have to buy albacore , which has a high mercury count.

Can't win with tuna

Thanks Ima, wasn't aware of this. Who'd ever think you'd have to check the ingredient label on tuna?? grrrr. btw, albacore that I've checked has the soy too.

[ImaCannin]

Thanks Ima, wasn't aware of this. Who'd ever think you'd have to check the ingredient label on tuna?? grrrr. btw, albacore that I've checked has the soy too.

It's been five years since I bought tuna. The albacore I got said in "spring water" it cost twice as much as the stuff in soy broth. In the nineties tuna in spring water was cheaper than the tuna in oil. I don't ever remember it being in soy broth.

[MNeagle]

The other protein 'surprise' is that peanut butter rarely has peanut oil in it. I've read that peanut oil is sold off to China & we get other oils instead.

[mick silver]

mislabeled