Is it true that some farmed fish is dangerous to eat?
We’ll leave that up to you to decide. According to the David Suzuki Foundation, farmed salmon can be dangerous to eat: “In an attempt to control disease and parasites among farmed salmon, powerful antibiotics and other drugs are dumped directly into open netcages. Salmon aquaculture uses more antibiotic per pound of “livestock” than any other form of farming. This largely unregulated use of antibiotics—the same drugs used to treat human infections—has already led to the development of drug-resistant “super-bugs”. This poses grave risks not only to the wider marine ecosystem, but also to fish farm workers and to consumers of farmed salmon who may be affected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. To find out more visit Drugs.” For more information, visit the David Suzuki Foundation’s website at www.davidsuzuki.org.
