[Oe List ...] FW: Fw: Pangas fish (Dory Fish) -AVOID

Sat Oct 4 17:14:06 EDT 2008

From: A.M. Noel [mailto:amnoel at comcast.net] 
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 10:45 AM
Subject: FW: Fw: Pangas fish (Dory Fish) -AVOID

Subject: Pangas fish (Dory Fish) - AVOID

I am sure many of us have read this article before but there's no harm in
being reminded of it again for the sake of our health

"AVOID DORY FISH"  

Don't eat oh 

Please share this forwarded article with your family!

It is called Sutchi and I saw many housewives snatching up the fish at
supermarkets as they are really reasonably priced.  The fish looks good but
read the article and you will be shocked.

My colleague who deals with seafood confirmed that this is true.  This
product is from Vietnam and unless you know the right supplier which most of
us won't, so be safe!

Hi all:

Sutchi is sold in Singapore supermarkets and I've got a stinking feeling its
the same thing!

To be 100% sure that we're not eating Pangas, better not order fish n chips
when eating out!! 

[]

Do you eat this frozen fish called Pangas ?
( Pangasius, Vietnamese River Cobbler, White Catfish, Gray Sole ) 

http://www.dietmindspirit.org/2008/01/30/why-you-shouldnt-eat-this-fish-pang
as-pangasius-vietnamese-river-cobbler-white-catfish-gray-sole 
http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/01/30/why-you-shouldnt-eat-pangas-fish
-in-france-or-anywhere-else-for-that-matter 

There is a video in French language

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Industrially farmed in Vietnam along the Mekong River , Pangas or whatever
they're calling it, has only been recently introduced to the French market.
However, in a very short amount of time, it has grown in popularity in
France . The French are slurping up Pangas like it's their last meal of soup
noodles. They are very, very affordable (cheap), are sold in filets with no
bones and they have a neutral (bland) flavor and texture; many would compare
it to cod and sole, only much cheaper. But as tasty as some people may find
it, there's, in fact, something hugely unsavory about it. I hope the
information provided here will serve as very important information for you
and your future choices. Here's why I think it is better left in the shops
(and not on your dinner plates): 

[]

1. Pangas are teeming with high levels of poisons and bacteria. ( industrial
effluents, arsenic, and toxic and hazardous by-products of the growing
industrial sector, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), DDT and its metabolites
(DDTs), metal contaminants, chlordane-related compounds (CHLs),
hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs), and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) ). 

The reasons are that the Mekong River is one of the most polluted rivers on
the planet and this is where Pangas are farmed and industries along the
river dump chemicals and industrial waste directly into it. To Note: a
friend lab tests these fish and tells us to avoid eating them due to high
amounts of contamination
<http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2007/08/03/buying-fish-in-france-a-warning
/> . Regardless of the reports and recommendations against selling them, the
supermarkets still sell them to the general public knowing they are
contaminated.

2. They freeze Pangas in contaminated river water. 

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3. Pangas are not environmentally sustainable, a most unsustainable food you
could possibly eat - 'Buy local' means creating the least amount of
environmental harm as possible. This is the very opposite end of the
spectrum of sustainable consumerism. Pangas are raised in Vietnam . Pangas
are fed food that comes from Peru ( more on that below ), their hormones (
which are injected into the female Pangas ) come from China . ( More about
that below ) and finally, they are transported from Vietnam to France .
That's not just a giant carbon foot print, that's a carbon continent of a
foot print.

4. There's nothing natural about Pangas - They're fed dead fish remnants and
bones, dried and ground into a flour, from South America , manioc ( cassava
) and residue from soy and grains. This kind of nourishment doesn't even
remotely resemble what they eat in nature. But what it does resemble is the
method of feeding mad cows ( cows were fed cows, remember? ). What they feed
Pangas is completely unregulated so there are most likely other dangerous
substances and hormones thrown into the mix. The Pangas grow at a speed
light ( practically! ) : 4 times faster than in nature¡Kso it makes you
wonder what exactly is in their food? Your guess is as good as mine. 

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5. Pangas are Injected with Hormones Derived from Urine - I don't know how
someone came up with this one out but they've discovered that if they inject
female Pangas with hormones made from the dehydrated urine of pregnant
women, the female Pangas grow much quicker and produce eggs faster ( one
Panga can lay approximately 500,000 eggs at one time ). Essentially, they're
injecting fish with hormones ( they come all of the way from a
pharmaceutical company in China ) to speed up the process of growth and
reproduction. That isn't good. Some of you might not mind eating fish
injected with dehydrated pee, so if you don't, good for you, but just
consider the rest of the reasons to NOT eat it..

6. You get what you pay for - and then some. Don't be lured in by insanely
cheap price of Pangas. Is it worth risking your health and the health of
your family?

7. Buying Pangas supports unscrupulous, greedy evil corporations and food
conglomerates that don't care about the health and well-being of human
beings. They only are concerned about selling as many Pangas as possible to
unsuspecting consumers. These corporations only care about selling and
making more money at whatever cost to the public.

8. Pangas will make you sick - If ( for reasons in #1 above ) you don't get
immediately ill with vomiting, diarrhea and effects from severe food
poisoning, congratulations, you have an iron stomach! But you're still
ingesting POISON not poisson.

Final important note: Because of the prodigious amount of availability of
Pangas, be warned that they will certainly find their way into other foods:
surimi ( those pressed fish things, imitation crab sticks ), fish sticks,
fish terrines, and probably in some pet foods. ( Warn your dogs and cats and
hamsters and gerbils and even your pet fish! ) 

So, when you do your next round of shopping of frozen fish,
or eating out at cafes / food stalls by choosing fish-&-chips, think twice
!!
You have been warned !!! 

 <http://worldofpangasius.com/?open=new&id=28>
http://worldofpangasius.com/?open=new&id=28 

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