Thread: Chinese Commercial Fish from Toxic Waters

Chinese Commercial Fish from Toxic Waters
Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:28 AM
By: Newsmax Staff

China has become the world's largest producer and exporter of seafood, as well as the fastest growing provider to the U.S., but a new report suggests their fish may be less than healthy-- and quite possibly lethal.

A page one story in the New York Times, Sat., reports that in China's vast fish farms, one can find ponds of "murky brown water . . . and teeming with eels, shrimp and tilapia."

China, which has notoriously lax environmental standards, has been using "water supplies contaminated by sewage, industrial waste and agricultural runoff that includes pesticides." Adding to the mix, the fish ponds themselves add more pollutants to the usable water.

"Our waters here are filthy,â€

When will we get laws on the books stating that the origin of country will be on every product being sold in America. We all know why that's not happening, but it needs to be done, simply becuase we have the RIGHT to more infomed consumers. Don't sell me eel and tell me its crab. I'll kick your a--!

Years ago I gave up shrimp and lobster. Sometimes I could eat them and sometimes I broke out in hives as big as my fist. The allergist informed me I'm not allergic to shellfish but I am allergic to the waters they come from. Why? Because I don't react to the allergen tests for shellfish, but I do react to a lot of chemicals that people dump in the waters. I miss seafood.