U.S. military purchases Gulf of Mexico seafood
Submitted by legalizeliberty on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 18:26http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02...
Sales of Gulf of Mexico seafood are getting a boost from the military after being hammered by last year's BP oil spill, which left consumers fearing that the water's bounty had been tainted.
Ten products, including fish, shrimp, oysters, crab cakes, and packaged Cajun dishes such as jambalaya and shrimp etouffee are being promoted at 72 base commissaries along the East Coast, said Milt Ackerman, president of Military Solutions Inc., which is supplying seafood to the businesses.
Gulf seafood sales fell sharply after a BP gulf well blew out in April, spewing millions of gallons of oil into the sea. Consumers have long feared that fish, oysters and other products could be tainted by oil and chemicals used to fight the spill, although extensive testing has indicated the food is safe. The perception has lingered - along with the poor sales.
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Missing shrimp!
First you can't find shrimp that isn't "farm raised", then they dump toxic chemicals into the gulf.. I haven't had shrimp in over a year! Major withdrawal ;)
I only eat seafood from the Gulf,
no death or sickness here at all.
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This is so sad Sandy.
I said on Twitter this quote:
"will death come by bullet or toxic shrimp?"
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