Comments on: DNA testing finds sushi mislabled as more expensive fish

By: onceuponatime

onceuponatime — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:02:03 +0000

i hope they are also using DNA testing for criminal activity. it seems a real waste to do it on food when there is so much crime and the police use “confessions” instead of things like DNA.

By: stereo

stereo — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:08:59 +0000

Japans government uses DNA testing to find the accuracy of food labels.

http://www.maff.go.jp/j/jas/index.html
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/press/syouan/kansa/080711_1.html
(4) 科学的検証による原料原産地及び原材料表示の真正性の確認
塩干魚介類：アジ・サバ干物について、DNA分析による魚種判別を利用した原料原産地表示の確認

By: James

James — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:28:46 +0000

Not all of their samples were from restaurants and supermarkets.

By: Keith Peters

Keith Peters — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:21:25 +0000

I’m struggling with this math: “25 percent of the girls’ samples were mislabeled: half of the restaurant samples and six out of 10 grocery store samples”

If 50% of the restaurant samples were fake, and 60% of the store samples were fake… where is the 25% coming from?

By: edwardhasnewgoggles

edwardhasnewgoggles — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:52:01 +0000

I’d never trust supermarket sushi haha….that stuff looks so bad.

By: Ryry

Ryry — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:23:29 +0000

Of course you do. Japanese suchi is great desu.

By: Mister M

Mister M — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:59:18 +0000

I like suchi from Japan.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:14:17 +0000

That wasn’t necessarily the main point of the post, but.. whatever. Your point stands.

By: _kovert

_kovert — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:35:55 +0000

Sushi in America is crap = Not News

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:31:03 +0000

That is pretty piss poor. Most of the places around where I lived had poor quality fish anyways. Want some real sushi? Hop on da plane!