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Gulf seafood tested so far is safe to eat, OR IS IT?
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According to NOAA, the seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is still safe to eat, where the oil spill has been ongoing since April 20, 2010. The news link is at NOAA: Gulf seafood tested so far is safe to eat
It says: "NOAA and the Food and Drug Administration began catching seafood species in the Gulf within days of the April 20 BP rig explosion off Louisiana that generated a massive oil spill.
It says: "NOAA and the Food and Drug Administration began catching seafood species in the Gulf within days of the April 20 BP rig explosion off Louisiana that generated a massive oil spill.
The agency is mostly looking for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, the most common carcinogenic components of crude oil."
If you have been paying a little attention to the accident, you may also have heard that chemicals have been used to make the crude oil "dissolve" quickly. So, shouldn't NOAA and FDA also test for such chemicals? Do we know how these chemicals may affect human health in 5-10 years?
More and more, seafood packages in the US supermarket indicate where the products came from. I like seafood, but I will NOT eat any from the gulf for a long time. Because I don't want NOAA or FDA to apologize to me 10 years from now: "We are very sorry that we made a big mistake in telling you the seafood from the gulf was safe to eat." Common sense tells me it's NOT safe, period.
If you have been paying a little attention to the accident, you may also have heard that chemicals have been used to make the crude oil "dissolve" quickly. So, shouldn't NOAA and FDA also test for such chemicals? Do we know how these chemicals may affect human health in 5-10 years?
More and more, seafood packages in the US supermarket indicate where the products came from. I like seafood, but I will NOT eat any from the gulf for a long time. Because I don't want NOAA or FDA to apologize to me 10 years from now: "We are very sorry that we made a big mistake in telling you the seafood from the gulf was safe to eat." Common sense tells me it's NOT safe, period.
https://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-306792-343206.html
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