Posted on 09/05/2010 7:30:52 PM PDT by Nachum
A Press-Register examination of the process used to reopen state waters around the Gulf to commercial fishing suggests that the Food and Drug Administration used an imprecise testing method, less protective standards than after past oil spills, and seafood consumption estimates that may not account for the dietary habits of Gulf Coast residents. (Snip) For the Gulf spill, the FDA assumed an adult eats about 3 pounds of fish per month, and about 1.6 pounds total of shrimp, crabs and oysters. Such consumption rates offer a built in-safety net, the FDA says, because the agency believes only 10 percent
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Just think of all the money we’ll save on olive oil. Self-lubricating scampi. I like them at 93 octane.
No, I'm not. I'm not gonna feed it to my herd of kidlets or to my husband, either. I'm not waiting for the government to "do" anything. I'm using common sense and the brain I was born with to avoid eating "the iffy stuff" as one of the kids puts it.
At this point, if it isn't grown in America or Europe, there's a good chance I'm not gonna even consider it at all unless it's a piece of fruit with a really thick peel-able skin (I'm looking at you, bananas, mangoes, jackfruit, and durian).
For the last few years in our house, if it's "factory farmed", you can forget it. I want my cows to see grass and sunshine before they become steak, and my chickens to peck at bugs before they're glazed in orange sauce and served with a nice rice pilaf. If the shrimp don't walk around in clean water before they become scampi, they can stay right down there on the bottom of the sea.
I don't care if I have to pay more. I will not be feeding my family garbage. We support local farms (not Chinese or Argentinean), local growers (not Mexican), and the local businesses which supply our hunting trips and gardening needs.
It's meant that we do a lot more cooking from scratch, but it has also meant that we eat a heck of a lot better/healthier.
The key to all this is: don't wait for the government to fix anything. Do it yourself and do it now. When people stop buying "the iffy stuff", the market will fix itself.
As a Gulf coast resident who fishes regularly and has many friends who are fishing charter captains who regularly give me fish, we probably eat 3 pounds of fish and 1.6 pounds of shrimp each week.
As a Gulf coast resident who fishes regularly and has many friends who are fishing charter captains who regularly give me fish, we probably eat 3 pounds of fish and 1.6 pounds of shrimp each week.
Eating too much seafood causes one to stutter...who knew
Very well said.
ya they may be killing us to save Obama’s face...He wanted the spill mess to just go away...
ya they may be killing us to save Obama’s face...He wanted the spill mess to just go away...
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