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18th August 2017, 04:10 PM
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Atlantic cod fish from china.
I went to Sainsburys supermarket today and picked up a bag of Frozen ATLANTIC COD. by ROSS, sounds good, nice fresh fish from the Atlantic.
on the back it says .... PRODUCED AND PACKED IN CHINA. So threw it back in the freezer.
How Daft is that.??
Is the fish caught by Chinese Fishermen in the Atlantic and taken all the way to China, packed in bags and then shipped all the way back to UK?
Brian
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18th August 2017, 04:14 PM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.
something fishy going on there brian?
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18th August 2017, 04:18 PM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.

Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
I went to Sainsburys supermarket today and picked up a bag of Frozen ATLANTIC COD. by ROSS, sounds good, nice fresh fish from the Atlantic.
on the back it says .... PRODUCED AND PACKED IN CHINA. So threw it back in the freezer.
How Daft is that.??
Is the fish caught by Chinese Fishermen in the Atlantic and taken all the way to China, packed in bags and then shipped all the way back to UK?
Brian
###are you coddin or is this a red herring ...cappy
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18th August 2017, 05:25 PM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.
It's the same with Atlantic caught Prawns, shipped to Change for processing, bagged and brought back for sale n the UK.
Ross, say it's cheaper.
Regards
Vic
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18th August 2017, 11:07 PM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.

Originally Posted by
John Pruden
something fishy going on there brian?

Seems odd, I get mine from Iceland.
K.
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19th August 2017, 01:47 AM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.
Hi Brain.
It's been going on for years. Fish caught in NZ are sent to Vietnam processed then sent back then sold at Aldi's, cheap labour. I'm surprised that our tinned fruit are not sent here for the same reason.
Cheers Des
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19th August 2017, 06:25 AM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.
If you want the low down on fish, particularly fish fingers then Cappy is your man.
But here in Oz we get Cod from NZ in one of our supermarket chains. Labled as product of NZ.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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19th August 2017, 12:26 PM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.
Depends on your Standards Les.
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19th August 2017, 12:27 PM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.
I hope they comply with the EU fishing regulations , or a bureaucrat will have to write , from the European Commission and tell Li Keqiang he is a naughty boy
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 

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19th August 2017, 04:24 PM
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Re: Atlantic cod fish from china.
Hi shipmates, anything from China is well dodgy, all the best fakes are from there today , all foods are not safe, except from the daily WET market from local farms, many people are killed by bad food from supermarkets, shops and the street stalls rice and meat are often faked ,fish is freshwater cat fish ? sold as cod same as from India soaked in saltwater with dye? only buy fresh sea fish off a fishing boat in China, but the water is toxic or polluted in many parts today. frozen fish can be anything very little is checked in the U,K short of expert food standard workers and cost of testing is very expensive. so take care of what you buy?
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