> ‘Salmon is a disgrace’ > One of the biggest culprits is fish - salmon is a disgrace in the Czech Republic. It is usually cooled to a point before it freezes,

> ‘Salmon is a disgrace’ > One of the biggest culprits is fish - salmon is a disgrace in the Czech Republic. It is usually cooled to a point before it freezes, then thawed before being passed off as fresh salmon. The cooling data and thawing is written on the side of boxes – but the retailers take advantage of the fact consumers cannot generally read English-language storage instructions. Savvy buyers know to buy goods where labels on products have Czech language labels stuck over the original text. This means the product that is sold in western markets is identical to the Czech market product. A lot of the salmon industry is dealing with frozen fish. Some may even argue frozen fish is safer. Salmon at the moment has a pest problem so prices go up and customers in general are feeling they are getting a bad deal. And then there is the well known fraud passing one fish of as another. This business is fishy, pun intended and that has nothing to do with being in Czech when shopping. Having people who can be quoted with their opinions does not absolve journalists from providing some perspective. The Guardian should know better.