Friday, March 13, 2015

59% of the ‘Tuna’ Americans Eat Is Not Tuna

When you eat tuna, there’s a good chance you’re not actually eating tuna. Instead, the majority of fish labeled “white tuna” may actually be escolar, a type of fish that can cause serious digestive effects, including oily anal leakage. Oceana, the non-profit ocean protection group that revealed the findings, further found that nearly 60 percent of “tuna” sold at restaurants and grocery stores is another type of fish entirely – and the results fared worst for sushi restaurants.1 Love Sushi? Skip the So-Called “Tuna” (Ahi) Oceana conducted DNA testing on more than 1,200 fish samples across the US and found that one-third were mislabeled.



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