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American Foods That Have Been Banned in Foreign Countries

Some of the forbidden foods on this list will surprise you
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Farm Raised Salmon
"Eat more fish," our doctors and umpteen magazine articles always tell us, "fish oil's great for your health." Evidently, farm-raised salmon are anything but.

Dr. Mercola says that these fish are, "raised on a wholly unnatural diet of grains along with a concoction of antibiotics and other drugs. This diet leaves the fish with unappetizing grayish flesh, so to compensate, they're fed synthetic astaxanthin made from petrochemicals, which has not been approved for human consumption." Yum. Subsequently, farm-raised salmon have been banned Down Under where the Aussies and Kiwis prefer their seafood to come from, well, the sea.

Want to read more? To see the complete list of banned foods, you can click here.

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BY AUDREY FINE | AUG 12, 2013 | SHARES
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