jmcquown wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
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>> Wasn't there a big fuss in the news this last summer about how
>> contaminated the water was that was used for fish farming in Viet
>> Nam and in general in that part of the world? I don't recall the
>> details, but I know that I started asking for fish origin and
>> shorthly thereafter I noticed that all fish around here are marked
>> country of origin and whether wild caught or farmed.
>> Janet
> I don't know about that but after the big scare about contaminated
> pet and people food ingredients from China all the tilapia I see
> these days is labelled "Product of Costa Rica". But how do we really
> know?
> Jill

Ain't that the truth? How do we really know? My daughter and I attempted a
search a couple of months ago to see if we could determine if the waters of
Costa Rica were any better off than those of Viet Nam. There just isn't
that much good info out there. I see US tilapia here as well as South
American tilapia. The US tilapia are very small and the SA ones are much
larger. The only place I see both is at Costco. Otherwise at the local
supermarkets I see fish from China and Viet Nam. -- or, every once in a
while US or Canadian.
Janet