Don't buy this fish: BASA,龍利魚(越南產)
I wonder why importing this
kind of fish is allowed? OMG, I always
buy this kind ( red one on the bottom) in Ranch 99. I have seen the package was
from Vietnam. Don't buy this fish: BASA.
This is scary stuff.....
冷凍龍利，在大華有賣的。竟然就是這種魚欸！ BASA, Pangasius, produce
of Vietnam.....沒錯。還有好多餐廳的炒班塊，炒魚片，炸魚排，魚片粥，都是用這種的欸！
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.
Do you eat this frozen fish called BASA? (
Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, White Catfish, Gray Sole )
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:
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.
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.
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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