Posted on 12/08/2005 9:04:39 AM PST by GreenFreeper
A shipment of hairy crabs imported from China, some of which have already been sold and eaten, was found to contain residues of the pesticide DDT, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.
This was discovered during a random DOH inspection of aquatic products sold in markets throughout the island. The department began the inspections in September in an effort to determine whether residues of drugs or pesticides were retained in such products, and also to assess the level of metals they might contain.
According to the DOH, the hairy crabs sold in three supermarkets -- Carrefour, Hsi-Mei and Hsing-Loong, in Changhua County -- were found to contain residues of DDT.
The Changhua County Public Health Bureau said on Wednesday that as soon as it received the information from the DOH on November 4, it immediately contacted the three supermarkets to try to trace the source of the hairy crabs. However, at that point, some of the crabs had already been sold, the bureau said.
Carrefour also said that as soon as it learned that there was a problem with the product, it recalled all the hairy crabs that had been sold and has not put any more on sale since. However Carrefour could not be sure how many of the contaminated crabs were sold to consumers.
According to the health bureau, the three supermarkets said that the shipment of contaminated hairy crabs came from a company in Taichung City and an international trading company in Taoyuan County.
The Changhua County Public Health Bureau therefore asked the Taichung City and Taoyuan County Health Bureaus to trace the source of the hairy crabs, and it was found that the contaminated shipment originated from a single importer in Taipei.
So where's the DDT cheering section at FR?
See Post 10.
Crotch Cricket Alert ~ Bump!
They sound worse than DDT, too.
Hang from the ceiling or stand on the seat the crabs in here can jump three feet.
I'm a big DDT fan and think it should be used in Africa to help prevent the spread of mosquito born disease.
In a related story:
Hairy Hookers From PRC found to have crabs.
I don't think the long term poisoning of Africans and their children, as well as tainting their food supply is a good thing. I don't want DDT on my food and I'm sure you don't either. There are non-toxic alternatives.
I will not do the "Honey, I'm home!" line...
I will not do the "Honey, I'm home!" line...
I will not do the "Honey, I'm home!" line...
I will not do the "Honey, I'm home!" line...
I will not do the "Honey, I'm home!" line...
I will not do the "Honey, I'm home!" line...
I will not do the "Honey, I'm home!" line...
Perhaps if these crabs would shave off their beards they would carry less DDT.
There is no DDT ban anywhere for use in fighting malaria.
I don't think the long term poisoning of Africans and their children, as well as tainting their food supply is a good thing. I don't want DDT on my food and I'm sure you don't either. There are non-toxic alternatives.
Guess a fly-swatter comes to mind and mosquito netting.
I must admit the Eagles are back in numbers where I live and if that is a result of the DDT banning even though I am a rabid conservative I must say "Amen". Now flame my ass....
DDT is not toxic to humans and it can be used to save millions of lives. I have no fear of DDT.
As for food, I'm much more concerned about MCD than DDT. Heck you could sprinkle DDT on your cereal every morning would never suffer any adverse affects.
I was not aware that Malaria was a health threat in this country. We do have many old deseases coming back but it is not a result of the "DDT banning"......
diseases damn I wish we had spell check here
Please do not throw toothpicks in the bowl.
The Hairy Crabs can pole vault!
The DDT scare was the Alar of its day. A total sham.
SD
Are you absolutely sure about that?
Niswander, KR and M Gordon. 1972. The women and their pregnancies: the Collaborative Perinatal Study of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. Washington, DC. US Govt Print Off, 1972.
Now I'm not saying DDT should be banned but it needs to be used in moderation. The ban for use on agriculture has saved lives as it has delayed and impeded the DDT resistance in mosquitoes. Go ask Sri Lanka how effective DDT is these days.
You are absolutely correct. The banning of DDT was all based on junk science.
Ruining birds eggs and its bad effect on humans were disproved.
Go here:
http://www.junkscience.com/ddtfaq.htm
"The environmental movement used DDT as a means to increase their power. Charles Wurster, chief scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund, commented, "If the environmentalists win on DDT, they will achieve a level of authority they have never had before.. In a sense, much more is at stake than DDT."
100 things you should know about DDT
by J. Gordon Edwards and Steven Milloy
I. Historical Background
II. Advocacy against DDT
III. EPA hearings
IV. Human exposure
V. Cancer
VI. Egg shell thinning
VII. Bald eagles
VIII. Peregrine falcons
IX. Brown pelicans
X. Bird populations increase during DDT years
XI.Erroneous detection
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