EFSA WILD/FARMED FISH
July 1st, 2005
KEITH NUTHALLFARMED fish are generally as safe and healthy to eat as wild fish, a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel has concluded, noting: "Overall...with respect to their safety for the consumer there is no difference between wild and farmed fish". The study into all health aspects of fish in human diets looked at three species both farmed and fished: salmon, rainbow trout and carp. It concluded: "From the limited data available it seems that if there are any differences between farmed and wild fish, they are small". These included the fact that ...
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