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Consumers' Health Pays

Disease can run amuck in shrimp farms. The industry’s solution is to dump ton after ton of antibiotics to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses.

One such virus, White Spot, decimated farms throughout Asia and Central America in the 1990s. Even when the virus doesn’t obliterate farms, it can survive freezing and make the trip from the farm to the plate.

One widely used antibiotic - chloramphenicol - is banned in the U.S. for use in shrimp farms, but is used by many countries that export shrimp. Unfortunately, the U.S. does not have a rigorous inspection program for imported shrimp, opening the possibility that consumers might be eating this substance.

Chloramphenicol has been linked to human aplastic anemia (a lethal blood disorder), intestinal problems, neurological reactions and other health effects. Disturbingly, scientists do not understand the process by which chloramphenicol can make people sick.

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What You Can Do!

• Do not buy farm-raised shrimp.
• Talk to your seafood grocer about the costs of farm-raised shrimp.
• Ask for local or U.S. “pot caught” shrimp.
• Support local fishermen and local seafood.

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