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Default I was told not to purchase fish from China

On Mar 5, 4:21*pm, Jerry Avins > wrote:
> On Sunday, March 4, 2012 12:39:23 PM UTC-5, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> > On Mar 4, 8:57*am, A Moose in Love
> > *wrote:
> > > I didn't think that the sole that I bought; Capt. Highliner brand was
> > > from Chinese caught fish. *It was. * *The same for the cod that I now
> > > have.
> > > Are we asking too much? *Is fish from China lousy? *Are their
> > > standards, factory trawler standards inferior to the standards of
> > > North America? *I've spotted some wild pacific salmon in the store for
> > > $8.99 per pound. *Frozen. *I've no problem with frozen fish, but where
> > > is it from? *Who ran the trawlers? *Does it matter?

>
> > You want to avoid their farmed fish*, but I haven't heard anything
> > about their wild-caught fish.

>
> > *E.G. tilapia:

>
> >http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/c...sfw_search.asp...

>
> Before I knew better, I bought some frozen farmed tilapia grom China. It tasted off and I threw it out. Not spoiled, more like concocted in a test tube. After I knew better, my SO/CCBW bought some and it was fine.
>

Significant Other/ Chinese Concubine By the Way?



> Jerry
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> * tendency to dichotomize." * * * * * * * * * Barbara Smuts, U. Mich.