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| Title : | Is your fish stick more bread than fish? Inspectors can tell |
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| Source : | The Daily Herald |
| Year : | 2019 |
| Link : | https://www.heraldnet.com/business/is-your-fish-stick-more-bread-than-fish-inspectors-can-tell/ |
| Country : | North America |
| Commodity: | SE-Fish and fish products |
| Abstract: | If the tuna sushi you had for dinner feels like it’s still swimming, it might not be tuna but escolar — an eel-like fish. While escolar can taste rich and buttery, its unique properties have helped it clinch a title: the Ex-Lax of fish. Substituting lower-cost escolar for higher-quality, higher-cost tuna is one way unscrupulous seafood suppliers profit from your misery, says experts at NSF International Everett. |