Scottish Salmon Sold By a Range of Supermarkets in the UK Has Sea Lice Up to 20 Times Acceptable Limit
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Independent] Shehab Khan - October 31,2017
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-op are among those who have stocked salmon from the worst affected farms
Scottish salmon sold by a range of supermarkets in the UK has sea lice up to 20 times the acceptable amount.
The maximum number of the parasites is expected to be no more than one louse per farmed fish but data obtained by the Salmon and Trout Conversation (S&TC) Scotland shows that there was an average of at least three lice per farmed fish at Salmon farms.
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-op are among those who have stocked salmon from the worst affected farms and Co-op’s supplier, The Scottish Salmon Company, recorded lice ...
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