Results based on human smell tests, but some critics want more information
VENICE, La. — Seafood from some parts of the oil-fouled Gulf of Mexico has been declared safe to eat by the government, based in part on human smell tests. But even some Gulf fishermen are questioning whether the fish and shrimp are OK to feed to their own families.
Some are turning up their noses at the smell tests — in which inspectors sniff seafood for chemical odors — and are demanding more thorough testing to reassure the buying public about the effects of the oil and the dispersants used to fight the slick.
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Sniff tests.....yeah right.
ReplyDeleteThe FDA is allowing "sniff tests" for food??? What? Is that an actual scientific method?? Can you get a degree in "sniffing"? I can see "sniffing" SOME things to see if it's okay, but food? C'mon...this CAN'T be a REAL government operation, can it? OK. Ya got me there. IT IS OUR GOVERNMENT. Which ALWAYS has our best interests at heart. Who wants some shrimp??
ReplyDeletei dont think they wanna get people in the habit of sniff-testing anything
ReplyDeletethey may wake up and smell a lot of the crap that gets passed off as food
of course its safe. the oil would obviously burn off when cooking anyway. same with steroids used in all meat products...its flushed out safely. *sarcasm*
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