Il Giornale: "Be careful what salmon you buy"

Staniford explained that farmed salmon are often not in very good condition “being crowded into such a tight environment, they get sick, they are attacked by parasites which creep into the flesh above the head: they are called crowns of death” https://t.co/V0o3YfPAkz @ilgiornale
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 13, 2021

The Italian newspaper Il Giornale reported (12 May 2021):

Here's the Google Translation:

Here's the trick to recognizing if salmon is good

May 12, 2021 - 6:15 pm

There is a way to know if the salmon we are about to buy has been attacked by parasites: a finger is enough

Valentina Dardari Valentina Dardari

Here's the trick to recognizing if salmon is good Not all salmon are the same. And you have to know if it is good or if it has been attacked by parasites. A report from Le Iene was based on this point, aired on Tuesday 11 May. The alarm was raised by Don Staniford, activist and president of Salmon Watch. Be careful what salmon you buy Salmon consumption has grown exponentially in recent years and, obviously, many farms have been created to meet this demand. However, not all of them, especially the intensive ones, seem to follow the rules carefully and, in the end, it is our health that gets in the way. The conductor Matteo Viviani talked about the quality of the meat and what precautions to follow to avoid unpleasant situations.

Staniford explained that farmed salmon are often not in very good condition. The reason is that “being crowded into such a tight environment, they get sick, they are attacked by parasites. The parasites then creep into the flesh above the head: they are called crowns of death ”. Also, for this reason some salmon farmers "use all kinds of chemicals, artificial dyes in salmon meat, they use organophosphates, medicines to kill parasites." Of course, all these substances then arrive on our table.

Staniford paused to talk about dyes, often used in intensive farming, only to give the salmon to sell a good appearance that would entice the potential buyer to buy it. There would even be a color chart designed to achieve the desired salmon color. The fish closest to the red color would in fact be the most bought, even if the price is higher than the others. Only one in 5 was clean: the trick to recognizing it In the report broadcast, Le Iene wanted to demonstrate the veracity of the activist's words on the ground. Well, out of 5 samples, only one was clean.

Another was less clean but still within the standard, two other not up to standard but still sold thanks to a European law dating back to last year that raised the required limits, and one not up to standard and not salable. There is a way to understand if the salmon we are about to buy is good. As explained at the end of the video, just put your finger in the flesh. If the fish is fresh, our finger will enter without finding any resistance. News a few days ago that the Ministry of Health had a batch of wild smoked Sockeye salmon, produced by Polar Salmon Hjerting Laks, withdrawn. Thanks to the European Rapid Alert System for food and feed Rasff, the "possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes" was reported.