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http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1063454304187750.xml
Imported seafood goes untested
09/14/03
MICHAEL MILSTEIN
European countries this year seized dozens of tons of farmed salmon from Chile found to be contaminated with malachite green, a fabric dye banned in the United States since 1991 and suspected of causing cancer.
But the United States imports thousands of tons of salmon from Chile without testing for malachite green, which also acts as a fungicide, and other chemicals used at foreign fish farms.
It is unclear whether salmon tainted with such compounds is entering U.S. markets.
Earlier this year, however, Canadian inspectors found malachite green in smoked salmon they believe was first imported to the United States and packaged here. And Northwest-based Costco, which annually sells more than 30 million pounds of mostly Chilean farmed salmon, said Friday that it will soon begin screening for the fungicide.
The full article can be found on the link above.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/front_page/1063454304187750.xml
Imported seafood goes untested
09/14/03
MICHAEL MILSTEIN
European countries this year seized dozens of tons of farmed salmon from Chile found to be contaminated with malachite green, a fabric dye banned in the United States since 1991 and suspected of causing cancer.
But the United States imports thousands of tons of salmon from Chile without testing for malachite green, which also acts as a fungicide, and other chemicals used at foreign fish farms.
It is unclear whether salmon tainted with such compounds is entering U.S. markets.
Earlier this year, however, Canadian inspectors found malachite green in smoked salmon they believe was first imported to the United States and packaged here. And Northwest-based Costco, which annually sells more than 30 million pounds of mostly Chilean farmed salmon, said Friday that it will soon begin screening for the fungicide.
The full article can be found on the link above.