Our salmon is being sent to China for processing!

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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Yes, it would cost 15 to 20 dollars per pound to have it done here by our workers and it can be done for far less there. Even the cost of shipping it back and forth does not offset the higher price, about 1 dollar per pound, if it was done here. I would be willing to pay more for my Salmon processed by American workers and so should you...
 

This info came from an NPR program and the discussion of Salmon was only part of a comprehensive discussion of the fishing industry that was depressing as to sustainability and health risks...
 

Ralphy, I just went and checked the frozen fish I bought yesterday. It is from Highliner which is a well known company and I thought it was safe to buy from.

Sure enough, product of China. But they do give a lot of packaging info to ensure the safety of their product. This link is provided. I am now at a loss.

http://www.msc.org/
 
Thanks for that link. I will look at it with great interest when I have the time. I eat a lot of frozen shrimp from Asia...
 
I picked up a store brand can of salmon at wally world a couple of years ago. It said product of China so I put it back and picked the cheapest of the regular brands. It also said product of China so I put it back and picked up the most expensive major brand. It too said product of China so I went back to my original choice.

Just recently I bought an expensive can of wild Alaskan sockeye red salmon. It said processed in Seattle,WA.

Most of the time instead of salmon I opt for mackerel which is about half the price of pink salmon, just as good and just as healthy. Also a product of China.
 
darroll said:
How can the US process seafood with 1000000000000000 regulations.
The Chinese only have 5.
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mmmmmmmm yummy..... sounds like you get a whole lot more than fish with your dinner.. lol!! I refuse to buy or eat any food from China.. or asia for that matter. I won't even buy dog treats from there... They killed a whole bunch of dogs because there was formaldehyde in their dog products..
 
Ralphy1 said:
Yes, it would cost 15 to 20 dollars per pound to have it done here by our workers and it can be done for far less there. Even the cost of shipping it back and forth does not offset the higher price, about 1 dollar per pound, if it was done here. I would be willing to pay more for my Salmon processed by American workers and so should you...
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I live on the coast of Oregon, and I cannot find decent Salmon in any of our markets. When I do, it's always frozen. I can go down to the harbor and buy it, but it's pretty high priced. Also, I'm not sure you can buy small amounts. I'll have to get more info on that. Also, our other meat prices have doubled in the last, couple of months. Someone said the drought in Texas was the reason, who knows.
 
I check labels all the time for the dreaded 'produce of China' or 'processed in China' and avoid at all costs , certainly where food products and health/beauty products or anything for children are concerned. Clothes are unavoidable though, as so much is made there now, even though I do my best to avoid them.I bought some Johnsons baby Powder [talc] last year and it brought me out in a rash, sure enough it was made in China [but didn't used to be made there.] We were going walking, and baby powder talc is good for the feet with walking socks and boots, or would have been!This is a country that cuts corners whenever it can, remember the tragedy of the babies who died because they were adulterating the baby milk powder with God knows what a few years ago?
 
I try hard to watch all labels as well Oakapple. I want to buy as local as I can get as well. Sometimes it's hard when the dollars are down, but I'm doing better at it now, finding things I can afford, made in America. I don't like the idea of an American being out of a job because their job went to another country. Not only that, but like you mentioned, the quality control can't be as good. I wouldn't think so anyway.
 
Thanks Sunny, although unfortunately, the closest Costco to me is about 70 miles away. I've heard a lot of good things about shopping at a Costco, but for the last several years, I didn't buy anything in bulk because of storage. Do they have bulk-bins there? I so loved the bulk-bins at places like Sherm's Thunderbird, and Winco, all way to far for me to go now:( I'm moving soon, so I am anxious to find out more about groceries there. My friend that lives there with her husband says that they have great, fish buys.
 
We often buy salmon fillets, sometimes farmed and sometimes wild Alaskan. Here's an old mercury guide for fish if anyone's interested.

Consumer Guide to Mercury in Fish

The list below shows the amount of various types of fish that a woman who is pregnant or planning to become pregnant can safely eat, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. People with small children who want to use the list as a guide should reduce portion sizes. Adult men, and women who are not planning to become pregnant, are less at risk from mercury exposure but may wish to refer to the list for low-mercury choices.

Protecting yourself -- and the fish: Certain fish, even some that are low in mercury, make poor choices for other reasons, most often because they have been fished so extensively that their numbers are perilously low. These fish are marked with an asterisk (read more below).

This list applies to fish caught and sold commercially. For information about fish you catch yourself, check for advisories in your state.

LEAST MERCURY

Enjoy these fish:

Anchovies
Butterfish
Catfish
Clam
Crab (Domestic)
Crawfish/Crayfish
Croaker (Atlantic)
Flounder*
Haddock (Atlantic)*
Hake
Herring
Mackerel (N. Atlantic, Chub)
Mullet
Oyster
Perch (Ocean)
Plaice
Pollock
Salmon (Canned)**
Salmon (Fresh)**
Sardine
Scallop*
Shad (American)
Shrimp*
Sole (Pacific)
Squid (Calamari)
Tilapia
Trout (Freshwater)
Whitefish
Whiting

MODERATE MERCURY

Eat six servings or less per month:

Bass (Striped, Black)
Carp
Cod (Alaskan)*
Croaker (White Pacific)
Halibut (Atlantic)*
Halibut (Pacific)
Jacksmelt
(Silverside)
Lobster
Mahi Mahi
Monkfish*
Perch (Freshwater)
Sablefish
Skate*
Snapper*
Tuna (Canned
chunk light)
Tuna (Skipjack)*
Weakfish (Sea Trout)

HIGH MERCURY

Eat three servings or less per month:

Bluefish
Grouper*
Mackerel (Spanish, Gulf)
Sea Bass (Chilean)*
Tuna (Canned Albacore)
Tuna (Yellowfin)*

HIGHEST MERCURY

Avoid eating:

Mackerel (King)
Marlin*
Orange Roughy*
Shark*
Swordfish*
Tilefish*
Tuna
(Bigeye, Ahi)*

* Fish in Trouble! These fish are perilously low in numbers or are caught using environmentally destructive methods. To learn more, see the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Blue Ocean Institute, both of which provide guides to fish to enjoy or avoid on the basis of environmental factors.
** Farmed Salmon may contain PCB's, chemicals with serious long-term health effects.

Sources for NRDC's guide: The data for this guide to mercury in fish comes from two federal agencies: the Food and Drug Administration, which tests fish for mercury, and the Environmental Protection Agency, which determines mercury levels that it considers safe for women of childbearing age.



About the mercury-level categories: The categories on the list (least mercury to highest mercury) are determined according to the following mercury levels in the flesh of tested fish.

  • Least mercury: Less than 0.09 parts per million
  • Moderate mercury: From 0.09 to 0.29 parts per million
  • High mercury: From 0.3 to 0.49 parts per million
  • Highest mercury: More than .5 parts per million
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That's very interesting, never seen one before Seabreeze. Gads, I love my sis's canned tuna she buys down here at the harbor:( arggggggggg!! Wow, luckily though, Salmon, Talapia, and crab are way higher on my "yum yum" list. What a bummer about the Tuna though:(
 
We still eat canned tuna, buy it from Costco, just don't eat it too often. We buy the skinless boneless sardines in olive oil there too, both are good emergency foods to have in the pantry, keep for a long time.
 
SeaBreeze said:
We still eat canned tuna, buy it from Costco, just don't eat it too often. We buy the skinless boneless sardines in olive oil there too, both are good emergency foods to have in the pantry, keep for a long time.
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I don't eat canned tuna.... but REALLY enjoy fresh. I get mine from Whole Foods.. I pan sear it with a sesame seed coating.. serve it warm... ie.. RARE.. ok RAW... and a soy ginger dipping sauce. We just had it last night for dinner. YUMMMMMMMMMM We also had cilantro won-ton on the side and fresh asparagus.
 
SeaBreeze said:
We still eat canned tuna, buy it from Costco, just don't eat it too often. We buy the skinless boneless sardines in olive oil there too, both are good emergency foods to have in the pantry, keep for a long time.
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What about fresh Salmon my sis canned? It's Albacore, but I saw it on the list as well. They buy it down at the Harbor fish market each year, then can it. I know it would still have mercury in it but seems it would be better then canned/processed?
 

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