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Breaking: FDA To Detain All China Farm-Raised Catfish, Shrimp And Other Seafood
FOX ^ | 06/28/07 | Unknown

Posted on 06/28/2007 12:07:14 PM PDT by Froufrou

Watch for update.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: boycottchina; foodsafety; foodsupply; hazmat
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To: PhiKapMom
Thanks to your reply, I went and checked on the frozen Fish I bought at Sams last week.

It's 4pounds of Tilapia, Parmesan Encrusted, labeled Treasures of the Sea.

In bold letters on the bottom of the bag it says "Odyssey Enterprises, Inc. (Seattle WA).

The fine print to right of the Nutrition facts say "Farm raised product of China. Breaded and packaged in USA.".

It's going in the trash..thank you.

sw

61 posted on 06/28/2007 1:06:32 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: wendelmyer

ping


62 posted on 06/28/2007 1:08:08 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: spectre

Glad you checked. Maybe this should be in breaking news for everyone to check their freezer. I would have never checked without FR.


63 posted on 06/28/2007 1:12:23 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: prairie dog

I reckon. I’m of Scotch-Irish-German descent, with a little French Huguenot thrown in way back, so I wouldn’t know!


64 posted on 06/28/2007 1:18:12 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: technomage

Thanks for the info update


65 posted on 06/28/2007 1:20:28 PM PDT by Mo1 ( http://www.gohunter08.com)
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To: billbears
So you want poisoned fish from China? And poisoned toothpaste? And tires which fall apart at 60 MPH? And children's toys with lead? You want all of this stuff????
66 posted on 06/28/2007 1:21:03 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (Truth : Liberals :: Kryptonite : Superman)
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To: Froufrou

“Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried, there’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. Th-that’s about it.”


67 posted on 06/28/2007 1:23:19 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo ("Give a man a fish, make him a Democrat. Teach a man to fish, make him a Republican.")
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To: PhiKapMom
I know one thing..I'm going to start checking the Freezer at Sams. It's right around the cornor from me, so I go there all the time.

sw

68 posted on 06/28/2007 1:23:34 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: appalachian_dweller

> Going to start buying all my food from local farmers.

Good call! I’ve done this and am a lot healthier as a result.


69 posted on 06/28/2007 1:30:36 PM PDT by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender!)
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To: AuntB
“China, meanwhile, insisted Thursday that the safety of its products was “guaranteed,”

This was said by their spokesman Frank Gorshin. He was the used car dealer on the Munsters.

70 posted on 06/28/2007 1:31:00 PM PDT by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: Froufrou

> The keyword anymore, I think, is “farm-raised” as opposed to the desirable “fresh caught.”

Or, “wild”.


71 posted on 06/28/2007 1:31:10 PM PDT by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender!)
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To: spectre

“The fine print to right of the Nutrition facts say “Farm raised product of China. Breaded and packaged in USA.”.

It’s going in the trash..thank you.”

DON’T DO THAT! Give it to a Liberal down the block.

We gotta thin their herd somehow, and what Liberal can resist anything they don’t have to pay for?

;-)


72 posted on 06/28/2007 1:39:51 PM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principle)
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To: Red in Blue PA
Yep, the market will correct any deficiencies. One wonders at times what 'conservatives' did before the 20th century invention of the FDA without it there to 'protect' everyone.

How many people have died from poisoned fish? From poisoned toothpaste? From tires? A handful perhaps? And as a pet owner myself, don't forget the pet food either. In the case of the tires, the toothpaste, and the pet food, all companies involved put in the recalls themselves. Why? Setting aside minimal government fines, the main reason was fear of losing market share and future sales.

So no, I see little to no use for the FDA

73 posted on 06/28/2007 1:40:55 PM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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To: Froufrou

http://www.wildamericanshrimp.com/main.html

Thanks....

We’ve been paying attention to this for a couple of years now.

Ever since “Katrina”, Bayou LaBatre fishermen have been in a struggle to even feed their families, and keep their boats afloat.
Fishing....It’s all they know.

We only buy Gulf shrimp and only eat the same in restuarants, because we believe we should support our own.


74 posted on 06/28/2007 1:44:27 PM PDT by LadyPilgrim ((Jesus is real, He will never fail...I will serve him now, and throughout all eternity! ))
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To: texastoo

I don’t think so. I bought it because I wanted some shrimp in the freezer for backup — same with some of the fish. I keep it on hand so I pick it up from time to time but from now I am checking where it comes from.

Most of the fish/shrimp in the counter comes from fresh frozen so that’s why I buy it frozen but no more from Walmart or and will be checking to see country of origin.


75 posted on 06/28/2007 1:45:38 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: HaveHadEnough

Good idea. Test it on the terrorists! Which means we have to keep them detained for life to see if the food kills them or not!


76 posted on 06/28/2007 2:03:36 PM PDT by b4its2late (Liberalism is a mental disorder.)
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To: spectre

Good idea!


77 posted on 06/28/2007 2:03:57 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: Froufrou

Actually we started paying attention to the fishermen’s plight, back in 2004 when Ivan hit.
That packed a wallop on the fishing industry. Then before they even got back on their feet...Katrina hit.

Anyway, we support their efforts to bring us the very finest in seafood.
Not China.


78 posted on 06/28/2007 2:07:25 PM PDT by LadyPilgrim ((Jesus is real, He will never fail...I will serve him now, and throughout all eternity! ))
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To: Froufrou

The FDA is really covering their butts. It’s bad enough to cause them to detain it, but it’s not going to hurt anybody?

If it’s bad enough for them to *detain* it (until it spoils presumably) then they should just outright ban it.


79 posted on 06/28/2007 2:16:23 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: AnAmericanMother
Of course, that really cheap pound includes sticks, seaweed, dead fish, and unidentifiable marine life along with the shrimp!

Which still puts it levels of quality above chinese.

80 posted on 06/28/2007 2:22:14 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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