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Video Shows Consumers How Oil Tainted Seafood is Detected
July 7, 2010
In response to consumer concerns about oil contaminated seafood from the Gulf of Mexico reaching the marketplace, Louisiana Sea Grant has produced a short video outlining the precautions taken to ensure tainted shell and finfish don’t end up on the table.
“Nearly every day we hear stories of people afraid to eat shrimp or fish because of the oil spill,” said Chuck Wilson, LSG executive director. “The seafood making it to restaurants and grocery stores remains safe. State and federal waters affected by the spill are closed to fishing, and dockside measures are in place that add an additional level of safety.”
The one-minute video – available for viewing at www.youtube.com/user/LouisianaSeaGrant – demonstrates how trained inspectors detect oil contaminated seafood as part of the daily screening process. A high-definition version of the video also can be viewed or downloaded from Louisiana Sea Grant’s website at www.laseagrant.org/comm/media.htm.
Media outlets wanting a copy of the video file, or the audio file, should contact Roy Kron at rkron@lsu.edu. Several Louisiana Sea Grant personnel also have been trained to detect oil contaminated seafood and are available for interviews.
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