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Tuna from China!

7/29/2012

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I normally enjoy surprises but this was one that was less than enjoyable. It started when I was researching mercury in tuna and reasonably, thought of the canned tuna that many of us use regularly. I began by looking at some Geisha brand tuna that I had on hand in the cupboard. I was not expecting that the mercury content would be listed but it was worth a look. And, of course, it was not, but the surprise was that it is a product of China! China? The country that brought us lead contamination in toys, dog food, toothpaste, and many other consumer products that have been recalled is now selling tuna? I really had to look twice but as the photo shows, it is a "product of China".
I think that the most deceiving factor is that Geisha is a Japanese brand, and they have regulations and no history of sending us lead. In fact, the distributor, JFE Shoji, is a Japanese company. And, Japan has been a leader in tuna supply and sells extensively to the US. But, this brings the question to mind as to whether or not the regulations extend to a Chinese company and to what extent can we be assured that the tuna is safe? As far as I am concerned, it like the old "Sorry Charley" commercials of StarKist tuna. ( By the way, it is not clear where they get their tuna either as they has been sold twice over the last several years and Japan has exceeded its tuna fishing amounts). And as far as mercury levels, the government says that it is within "normal limits" and does not require regulations. Sorry Geisha, color me gone...

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