Category Archives: Food safety
DNA & fish labeling
Two students at New York’s Trinity school made a surprising discovery when they used a new genetic barcoding method to test fish sold in fish stores and served in restaurants on Upper Manhattan. Out of 60 different samples, 14 turned out to be mislabeled. Continue reading
Farmed tilapia may not be a good choice of fish for patients with coronary conditions
According to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine*, farm-raised tilapia contains very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids.
In an article published in the July edition of Journal of the American Dietetic Association**, the Wake Forest researchers say that combination of low amounts of omega-3 and high amounts of omega-6 could make the fish a potentially dangerous food source for some patients with heart disease, arthritis, asthma and other allergic and auto-immune diseases that are particularly vulnerable to an “exaggerated inflammatory response.” Continue reading
Is that a Snapper on your plate or are you just eating really pricy Tilapia?
From July to September 2008, 52 restaurants in Florida, United States where cited for allegedly misrepresenting what they serve to the public.
Embarrassingly enough, one of them was the Miami Police Cafeteria who was fined $750 when an inspector from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation noticed that the cafeteria was serving the cops Basa fish claiming it was Grouper. Continue reading
Tilapia Recipe
Browse our collection of tilapia recipes to find the perfect dinner recipe. Tilapia is a cheap and nutritious fish that can be cooked by anyone. If your new to the kitchen you can try our easy tilapia recipe or our easy baked tilapia recipe and if you are a more accomplished cook you you can try our recipe for tilapia in mango salsa or Parmesan crusted tilapia.
Before setting up a farm
Are you thinking about setting up a setting up a tilapia farm. If so there is a lot you should think about before taking the plunge and setting up a farm. Proper preparations can mean the difference between success or failure. Read more....