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In reply to the discussion: Asian Seafood Raised On Pig Feces Approved For U.S. Consumers [View all]Major Nikon
(36,925 posts)64. There's nothing wrong with being a vegetarian
...and there's plenty of sound reasons for being one. I just don't see food scares involving meat as being one of them. There's all sorts of stories about where food comes from or what processes go into it that would probably freak people out if they knew about it. I think the biggest concern out of this is the potential for pathogens, but if millions of people are already eating it and not getting sick, I'm not so sure it's all that big of a deal. Shrimp are bottom feeding scavengers and routinely eat shit or whatever forms of nutrition they can find. I just don't see it as all that worse if they get it on a farm vs the ocean and perhaps less so if they are purged prior to collection which they probably are if I were to guess.
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This is from Vietnam not Japan and Sushi, Sashimi is Japanese, not Vietnamese.
AsahinaKimi
Oct 2012
#66
It seems that protesting globalism is okay as long as it isn't Americans doing it.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#46
Or buy certified American caught and processed seafood. Eating out just got harder though.
nolabear
Oct 2012
#15
Nah, that's not legal anymore. But you can eat cows that are fed "poultry litter" containing cow,
LeftyMom
Oct 2012
#40
Little known fact: The main sushi distributor in the US is owned by the Moonies.
LeftyMom
Oct 2012
#42