Subject: Don't buy this fish: BASA. It looks light frozen flounder filets.(冷凍龍利)
This fish is being sold in Canada. We saw it recently on the buffet at the Fallsview Casino! Many are snatching up the fish at supermarkets as they are very cheap. The fish looks good but read the article and you will be shocked. This product is from Vietnam
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Do you eat this frozen fish called BASA? ( Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, White Catfish, Gray Sole )
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Industrially
farmed in Vietnam along the Mekong River , BASA or Pangas or whatever
they're calling it, has only been recently introduced to the French
market. However, in a very short amount of time, it has grown in
popularity in France .
They are very, very affordable (cheap), are sold in filets with no
bones and they have a neutral flavor and texture; many would compare it
to cod and sole, only much cheaper. But as tasty as some people may find
it, there's, in fact, something hugely unsavory about it. I hope the
information provided here will serve as very important information for
you and your future choices. Here's why it is better left in the shops
and not on your dinner plates:
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1. BASAS or Pangas are teeming with high levels of poisons and bacteria. (industrial
effluents, arsenic, and toxic and hazardous by-products of the growing
industrial sector, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DDT and its
metabolites (DDTs), metal contaminants, chlordane-related compounds
(CHLs), hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), and hexachlorobenzene
(HCB) ).
The reason is that the Mekong River is one of the most polluted rivers on the planet and this is where basa/pangas are farmed
and industries along the river dump chemicals and industrial waste directly into it. Avoid eating them because they contain high amounts of contamination.
Regardless of Reports and recommendations against selling them,
supermarkets still sell them, knowing full well that they are
contaminated.
2. They freeze Basa/Pangas in contaminated river water.
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3.
BASA/Pangas are raised in Vietnam .. Pangas are fed food that comes
from Peru ( more on that below ), their hormones ( which are injected
into the female Pangas ) come from China . ( More about that below ) and
finally, they are transported from Vietnam to other countries
4.
There's nothing natural about Basa/Pangas - They're fed dead fish
remnants and bones, dried and ground into a flour (from South America ),
manioc ( cassava ) and residue from soy and grains. This kind of
nourishment doesn't even remotely resemble what they eat in nature. But
what it does resemble is the method of feeding mad cows ( cows were fed
cows, remember? ). What they feed basa/pangas is completely unregulated
so there are most likely other dangerous substances and hormones thrown
into the mix. The basa/pangas grow 4 times faster than in nature, so it
makes you wonder what exactly is in their food? Your guess is as good
as mine.
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5.
Basa/Pangas are injected with Hormones Derived from Urine. They inject
female Basa/Pangas with hormones made from the dehydrated urine of
pregnant women, the female Pangas grow much quicker and produce eggs
faster ( one Basa/Panga can lay approximately 500,000 eggs at one time
). Essentially, they're injecting fish with hormones ( they come all of
the way from a pharmaceutical company in China ) to speed up the
process of growth and reproduction. That isn't good. And also consider
the rest of the reasons to NOT eat BASA.
6. You
get what you pay for - and then some. Don't be lured in by insanely
cheap price of Basa/Pangas. Is it worth risking your health and the
health of your family?
7. Buying Basa/Pangas supports
unscrupulous, greedy corporations and food conglomerates that don't care
about the health and well-being of human beings. They are only
concerned about selling as many basa/pangas as possible to unsuspecting
consumers. These corporations only care about making more
money at whatever cost to the public..
8. Basa/Pangas WILL make
you sick - If you don't get ill with vomiting, diarrhea and effects from
severe food poisoning, congratulations, you have an iron stomach! But
you're still ingesting POISON not "poisson".
Final important
note: Because of the prodigious amount of availability of Basa/Pangas,
be warned that they will certainly find their way into other foods like
imitation crab sticks, fish sticks, fish terrines, and probably in some
pet food too. Just check the Ingredient List to see if Basa is one of
the ingredients. Good Luck. You have been warned !!!
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Why are we allowing this product to be imported?B |