Department of Agriculture

Fishy Tales

Posted by Su Avasthi on May 30, 2008 - 3:10pm.

When it comes to seafood, wild-caught fish from the depths of the ocean and fresh-water streams are not considered organic, while farm-raised fish are. So which should you choose?



When Organic Gets Fishy

Posted by Su Avasthi on November 28, 2006 - 7:19pm.

Which one is organic -- wild caught salmon that has spent its life swimming freely in pristine Alaskan waters or farm-raised salmon that has spent its life swimming in a net? The answer may surprise you — even if it doesn't make much sense.





Playing Chicken with Salmonella

Playing Chicken with SalmonellaPosted by Kerry Trueman on March 10, 2006 - 10:11am.

In 2004, a salmonella outbreak was traced to ground beef from a national supermarket chain and a single meat processing plant. Yet the USDA did not recall the tainted meat, and chose not to alert the public either.



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