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Is 'Tuna Scrape' the Next Pink Slime?

Mark Russell — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:34:06 CDT

First came "pink slime," the processed beef too dubious even for McDonald's . Now "tuna scrape" might be poised to become the seafood equivalent. With a recent salmonella outbreak being linked to tuna scrape—ground backmeat scraped from the bones of the fish—people are asking whether this fish product is...

Tainted 'Spicy Tuna' Linked to Salmonella

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:04:33 CDT

A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Moon Marine USA of Cupertino, Calif., also known as...

42K-Year-Old Tuna Dinner Discovered

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:44:33 CST

It gives “leftovers” a whole new meaning: Archeologists have discovered the remnants of a 42,000-year-old tuna meal, they say. They found tuna and shark bones in an East Timor cave, near Australia. The findings suggest that ancient humans were capable of deep-sea fishing, shedding light on questions over how...

If Sushi's Your Turkey Cure, Steer Clear of 'Ex-Lax Fish'

Will McCahill — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:42:22 CST

There’s likely to come a point in the next few days when you’re sick of turkey, but if sushi is your proposed cure, be sure to steer clear of a fish that comes with a side of anal seepage: escolar. Sometimes seen on menus as “white tuna,” and known to...

Foods Most Likely to Make You Sick

Kevin Spak — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:43:44 CDT

From spinach to peanut butter, consumers have weathered plenty of food scares recently. So the Center for Science in the Public Interest combed through CDC data to identify the foods most likely to harbor foodborne illness. Starting with the most dangerous: Leafy greens: Your salad could easily be coated in...

EU Trims Tuna Catch, Experts Warn: 'Not Enough'

Nick McMaster — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:05:12 CST

The European Commission completed a deal this week cutting back on the fishing of bluefin tuna, the Economist reports, but not sharply enough to save the species, scientists argue. The deal gradually reduces the legal catch from 28,500 tons this year to 19,950 tons in 2010—but conservationists...

Bluefin Swim Toward Extinction

Michael Roston — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:03:37 CDT

Bluefin tuna are disappearing from the Atlantic and Mediterranean because of overfishing and an ineffectual world agency that's failed in its sole mission of protecting the fish, the Economist reports. Up to 60,000 tons are hauled in each year, legally or otherwise, when the limit should long have been...

Bluefin Tuna Tricked Into Spawning

Lev Weinstein — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:22:16 CDT

A seafood entrepreneur thinks he can solve the world's bluefin tuna shortage by making the fish feel frisky, Time reports. German ex-pat Hagen Stehr, the baron of a $230-million Australian seafood empire, is simulating the tuna's breeding grounds in a hatchery—a "fishy virtual reality" with 14 hours of daylight...

Can Fish-Hungry Japan Go Sustainable?

Harry Kimball — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:16:00 CDT

Japan loves its fish: The island nation consumes an average of 147 pounds per person a year, compared to America’s 17. So, Samuel Fromartz wonders in Gourmet , how can Japanese fisheries continue to support supermarket fish counters as large as an entire US meat section? The answer, slowly gaining ground,...