Is it Safe to Eat Gulf Seafood?

by Nadine Rubin, Posted Jun 29th 2010 @ 5:30PM

Many fish and seafood lovers are wondering whether it is safe to buy the fresh wild gulf shrimp on sale at their local markets, while other consumers of unmarked fish worry whether what they're eating came from the Gulf of Mexico. How do they know whether it is contaminated by the oil spill and dangerous to eat?

AOL News's senior public health correspondent, Andrew Schneider, spent the past two weeks investigating who is doing the testing and how seafood safety is determined. Head over to AOL News to read his exclusive report.

Filed Under: Health & Medical, Food News, Food Politics
Tags: gulf oil spill, oil spill, seafood, shrimp

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6-29-2010 @5:44PM Long John Silver said... Yes, you can eat gulf seafood as long as you deep fry it...and now it conveniently comes bathed in its own grease for easy frying...
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