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grandmother
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Some fish is safe. Some isn't.

Stop and Shop has tilapia at $2.99 this week.

It's usually much more expensive but I'm afraid I'd be buying mercury and more with my fish.

Is tilapia safe? Thank you.

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MariaA
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I think tilapia is one of the safest because it's farmed like catfish can be- on land in ponds or in greenhouse enclosures. I've bought it at Trader Joe's supermarkets and it's sold as farmed fish. It's yummy.

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MariaA
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you should be able to find a 'safe fish' wallet card online somewhere- that can give you a list of safer/less safe fish that you can refer to when you're at the supermarket and something's on sale or at a restaurant:
http://www.greenamericatoday.org/programs/livinggreen/safeseafood.cfm
here's another fish list, though tilapia isn't on it (tilefish is something else):
http://www.ewg.org/safefishlist

Wikipedia says good things about tilapia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia
"Tilapia have very low levels of mercury[10] as they are a fast-growing and short-lived fish that mostly eats a vegetarian diet and therefore do not accumulate mercury found in prey.[7]
Tilapia is a low total fat, low saturated fat, low calorie, low carbohydrate and low sodium protein source. It is also an excellent source of Phosphorus, Niacin, Selenium, Vitamin B12 and Potassium. [8]"

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Keebler
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WILD Salmon is the only one I would eat. And, then, not canned as the lining of the cans can pose a problem, especially when heated as in canning process.

I trust no farmed fish at all. They have to feed them lots of antibiotics and they also can have more fungal problems.

Over crowding is also a huge problem and if the fish are not happy - they will be unhealthy to eat. I know that sounds odd but their have been studies of the nutritional value and the stress that farmed fish are under is harmful to their body, therefore, making it not good for us, either.

You could search the farms where fish are raised that you might be interested in - just Google - and also search through Sierra Club's site.

I had been interested in the frozen shrimp from Trader Joe's but when I saw that it is farmed, I studied that (beyond calling Trader Joe's), I was shocked to learn of the conditions.

However, some farms are trying to do better. You can find out which ones and how to get their fish.
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