rssIn Gulf, Questions Remain About Shrimp Testing
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 9:13 am
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As shrimpers got back to work in Louisiana yesterday, The Washington Post reports on fears that government testing of shrimp may not pass muster.
According to the Post:
Some fishermen and their families worried that the government’s testing was inadequate — and that if any seafood diners wound up with a plate of oil-tainted scampi, it would be a knockout blow for their industry. In Venice, La., a shrimper was told he wouldn’t be paid for his catch until the buyer ran it through tests.
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Comment posted August 17, 2010 @ 1:44 pm
Why do I keep hearing about shrimp and crabs, which molt many times before maturity, and not molluscs, which don't?
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