Susanna CellucciFounder
Published September 24, 2021 • Updated September 15, 2026
It is estimated that nearly 80% of the seafood that the United States consumes is imported from overseas. A significant portion is sourced from farms with unsustainable practices.
❌ Imported from overseas: unsafe practices and condition that ruins our oceans
❌ Unsustainable farms: polluting and isleading
❌ Mercury and Toxins in Fish: Mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) find their way into the ground, lakes, and ocean water from industrial waste and households, and then they reach fish. Some types of fish may contain high levels of mercury, PCBs(polychlorinated biphenyls), dioxins, and other environmental contaminants. Levels of these substances are generally highest in older, larger, predatory fish and marine mammals. Five of the most commonly eaten fish or shellfish that are low in mercury are shrimp, canned light tuna, salmon, pollock, and catfish. Avoid eating shark, swordfish, king Mackerel, or tilefish because they contain high levels of mercury. FDA
❌ Tuna, swordfish, and shark: unhealthy for mercury content
Mislabeled fish is a major issue in restaurants and grocery stores because the global seafood supply chain relies on a limited stock of fish and prioritizes cheap, readily available products. Consequently, premium fish like red snapper, grouper, sea bass, halibut, or salmon are frequently swapped for cheaper, different species.
The ocean advocacy group Oceana conducted DNA testing on samples of salmon collected from stores and restaurants in the United States. The study discovered that 43% of the samples were either farmed, Atlantic salmon marketed as wild salmon or a totally different species.
❌ Avoid greenwashing salmon, which is misleading. Atlantic salmon is often a deceiving marketing trick to sell you farmed salmon.
Irresponsible farmed salmon is full of toxins. Furthermore, salmon feedlots incubate diseases at abnormal levels and transfer those diseases to wild fish populations with devastating effects.
Unless you know your source avoid farmed fish!
1. Check Its Fat: The flesh of a farmed salmon typically has thick white stripes of fat.
2. Notice the Color: Wild salmon are typically a deeper red than farmed.
3. Check the price: Wild salmon is almost always more expensive than farmed.
💠Wild caught salmon is caught in natural environments such as oceans, rivers, and lakes,
It eats other organisms found in their natural environment, and they are healthier and with brighter natural colors. Rich in healthy omega nutrients and minerals.
Farmed fish are contained in smaller spaces and have a completely different diet and environment from wild fish. They are given a processed, high-fat, high-protein feed in order to produce larger fish. Since farmed salmon has three times the total fat of wild salmon, a large part of these fats are omega-6 fatty acids, making them more inflammatory.
✅ Wild Alaskan salmon is one of Mother Nature’s superfoods.
✅ Alaska has the best-managed fisheries in the world: Due to severe environmental and ecological concerns, it is illegal to farm salmon and any other finfish in Alaska. The State of Alaska’s constitution explicitly mandates that all fisheries be managed sustainably. Industrial pollution is heavily restricted, making Alaskan waters among the cleanest and most well-monitored marine habitats on earth.
No fishmeal, no antibiotics, and no human intervention.
Frozen within 3 hours without the use of chemical preservatives like sodium triphosphate.
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✅ Alaska has the best-managed fisheries in the world: Due to severe environmental and ecological concerns, it is illegal to farm salmon and any other finfish in Alaska.
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INGREDIENTS: 100% wild caught fish
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INGREDIENTS: frozen fish tested for mercury, microplastics.
💠 Salmon has considered one of the safest fish available since it contains a lower amount of mercury compared to other fish.
Skip the larger fish such as "king salmon" since larger is fish have more mercury because they eat smaller fish.
Choose smaller fish.
Avoid farmed salmon and choose wild.
Alaska water is considered cleaner water, and Atlantic salmon often is a deceiving marketing trick to sell you farmed salmon.
This product is Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified. In order for a fishery to earn MSC certification, they’re evaluated by an independent third party in accordance with the MSC Fisheries Standard for healthy fish populations and ecosystems, and effective management.
All seafood from the Whole Foods Market Seafood department is Responsibly Farmed or sustainable wild-caught.
Certain preservatives prohibited, including sodium bisulfite and STPP
Traceable to farm or fishery
For the best salmon in the world, we headed north to the icy waters of Alaska. Our wild caught Sockeye Salmon is cold smoked in the tradition of the Pacific Northwest, using only applewood, and sliced to our specifications.
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👉Avoid conventional Cutting boards:
❌ Plastic: plastic particles, BPA, phthalates, contaminants
❌ Mineral oil: petroleum-derived
❌ Glue: Since many contain toxic ingredients
❌ Epicurean: made with recycled material glued together. Including wood, paper, resins, and plastic. Plus, bacteria issues.
👉Avoid Greenwashing Cutting boards:
❌ Bamboo: not the best option even when it is organic, since it contains glue. Then we need to check if the glue is formaldehyde-free. I prefer to avoid any glue in a cutting board!
❌ Titanium: without a certification of purity
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This wild Alaskan sockeye salmon is smoked to perfection, resulting in a rich and flavorful taste. Made with only two ingredients - smoked sockeye salmon and salt - it's a wholesome and delicious choice. Enjoy the natural goodness of this high-quality seafood.
This has the cleanest ingredient on the market:
INGREDIENTS: Smoked sockeye salmon, salt
I don't recommend Blue Hill Bay Wild Alaskan Salmon
INGREDIENTS: Sockeye salmon, salt, natural green tea extract, celery extract, nisin, and natural hardwood smoke
Celery extract serves as a natural source of nitrates in smoked salmon, acting as a preservative to extend shelf life and prevent bacterial growth, much like synthetic sodium nitrite.
it is still nitrates
Health risks, such as potential formation of nitrosamines (linked to cancer with heavy processed meat intake), apply equally; celery extract isn't inherently safer or less regulated in nitrite levels.
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