Data Reveals Farmed Salmon To Be One Of The Most Toxic Foods In The World

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Is this omega-rich food worth the risk?

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Source: Data Reveals Farmed Salmon To Be One Of The Most Toxic Foods In The World – True Activist

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ByAmelia Kinney
June 11, 2017

Is this omega-rich food worth the risk?

Credit: Department of Marine Resources, State of Maine

Aquaculture is often celebrated as a sustainable solution to overfishing, but in reality, farmed salmon may be one of the most toxic foods in the world. As a result of overcrowding, disease, pollution and low quality fishmeal, the resulting salmon meat is often contaminated and can lack the valuable nutrients of wild-caught salmon.

Worldwide, due to growing awareness of the environmental and health impacts of red meat, people have begun to favour white meat and fish. As a result, the aquaculture industry is suffering from the growing pains of high demand, and subsequently has been accused of procedures seriously compromising fishmeat quality.

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