Korn
Oct 21st, 2012, 07:10 AM
80 percent of seafood in U.S. is imported, some contains banned drugs
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UIORCmlrZdM
Filthy seafood infected with bacteria or tainted with drugs and antibiotics banned in the U.S. is finding its way onto the plates of Americans, according to state and federal officials, consumer advocates, academics and food safety experts.
The U.S. imported more than 17.6 million tons of seafood in the last decade, according to a News21 (http://foodsafety.news21.com/) analysis of import data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Only about 2 percent of imported seafood is inspected, and only 0.1 percent is tested for banned drug residues, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress. That's especially alarming because 80 percent of the seafood in America is imported, according to the agency.
More here. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UIORCmlrZdM)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UIORCmlrZdM
Filthy seafood infected with bacteria or tainted with drugs and antibiotics banned in the U.S. is finding its way onto the plates of Americans, according to state and federal officials, consumer advocates, academics and food safety experts.
The U.S. imported more than 17.6 million tons of seafood in the last decade, according to a News21 (http://foodsafety.news21.com/) analysis of import data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Only about 2 percent of imported seafood is inspected, and only 0.1 percent is tested for banned drug residues, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress. That's especially alarming because 80 percent of the seafood in America is imported, according to the agency.
More here. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44701461/ns/health-food_safety/t/tainted-seafood-reaching-american-tables-experts-say/#.UIORCmlrZdM)