Domestic salmon standard can't be industry self-talking

THE FIERCE debate over a recently released standard by the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance, which classifies freshwater rainbow trout as salmon, continues. Thepaper.cn comments:

One after another, media outlets and aquatic experts have challenged the new draft standard, saying it might harm consumers' health because rainbow trout are a freshwater fish that cannot be eaten without cooking.

And the latest information they have dug out is even more shocking: The standard is drafted by CAPPMA together with commercial companies, one of which is located in Longyangxia Valley, Qinghai province. This June, it is rainbow trout products from there that were reported being sold in the market under the name of salmon.