U.S. Restricts Chinese Seafood Imports to Healthy Fish
Andrew Martin in the New York Times reports that "The Food and Drug Administration today issued an alert challenging imports of five major types of farm-raised seafood from China, including shrimp and catfish, because testing found recurrent contamination from carcinogens and antibiotics. The alert means that the fish will be allowed for sale in the United States only if testing proves that it is free of certain antibiotics and carcinogens found previously."
Here's the kicker: "In May, for instance the F.D.A. turned away 165 shipments from China, 49 of which were seafood. Monkfish was rejected for being filthy. Frozen catfish nuggets were turned away because they contained veterinary drugs. Tilapia fillets were contaminated with salmonella."
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WHOA . . . WHOA . . . wait just a damned minute!
When I alerted this site weeks ago, about the dangers of eating imported food (particularly seafood) from China, I was verbally attacked, and was accused of being a "racist" and worst.
Now, you are reporting that "165 shipments from China, 49 of which were seafood. Monkfish was rejected for being filthy"! without ANY accusations of "racism."
Give me a BREAK!
These people (the Chinese) are hell bent on poisoning us Americans with their crap, from seafood to toothpaste. They have killed hundreds of people and sickened THOUSANDS of people world-wide with their filthy, chemical-laden products.
Why is it now acceptable for YOU, Mr. Ed Levine, to report the atrocities . . . when the same information was met with charges of "racism" when I reported it weeks ago?
The Chinese are exporting filthy crap to our country, and ANYONE who purchases ANY product, food or otherwise, is risking their health . . . and indeed their life!
The Chinese do NOT have the same perception of "food" as we native Americans have . . . and, until American people come to understand that, they will be risking their health by purchasing ANY product from China!
We need to shut down Chinese imports NOW!
DocChuck at 5:28PM on 06/28/07
DocChuck, this isn't an acceptable way to participate in conversations in our community, and we've communicated with you about this before. Your membership in the site is suspended for two weeks and we hope to welcome back a more reasonable dialogue from you then, free of insults or slurs. If you aren't able to, we will have to permanently suspend your account.
Alaina Browne at 6:05PM on 06/28/07