Post by sherlew99 on Nov 19, 2013 11:29:10 GMT -6
5 Reasons To Never Eat Shrimp Again
By Leah Zerbe
Mon, Nov 18, 2013
The U.S. imports more than 90% of the shrimp we eat -- 1.3 billion pounds in 2011 alone. Much of this shrimp comes from farms in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Thailand, where shallow pools are often overloaded with shrimp, paving the way for nasty diseases that can destroy entire colonies. And get this: Only 2% of all imported seafood is tested by the Food and Drug Administration.
By Leah Zerbe
Mon, Nov 18, 2013
The U.S. imports more than 90% of the shrimp we eat -- 1.3 billion pounds in 2011 alone. Much of this shrimp comes from farms in Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Thailand, where shallow pools are often overloaded with shrimp, paving the way for nasty diseases that can destroy entire colonies. And get this: Only 2% of all imported seafood is tested by the Food and Drug Administration.
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I ran a search on the Honcode site and found quite a few articles backing this up.
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