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Posted: 4:23 PM Nov 6, 2009
Proposed Oyster Ban Unites Local Businesses to Fight Economic Threat
Coastal business and tourism leaders banning together to fight proposed oyster harvest ban Reporter: Press Release |
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Doesn't anybody remember when oysters were seasonal? You are only supposed to eat them in months that end with the letter R to keep from getting sick.
This is all a bunch of crap, thousands of people eat millions of pounds of oysters yearly with out getting sick. It seems someone wants to increase revenues in there irradiation business to drive the stock price up from the $1.77 that it currently sits at after years of decline.
The FDA is criticized when the food safety system fails. When they act to protect the public by requiring oysters be processed for safety, they are criticized. The issue is economic, based upon a concern that oyster sales will decline due to poor oyster taste or additional cost. In a taste comparison study, one of four approved methods, irradiation, results in an oyster indistinguishable from fresh. For oysters, non-thermal irradiation is similar to radiation therapy for cancer patients. More rapidly growing bacteria (cancer) are more sensitive to radiation, selectively killing the bacteria, sparing the living oyster. The FDA cost to industry estimate of the new rule is $14,000,000, 100,000,000 pounds processed at $0.14 a pound or 3-4 cents an oyster. Additional cost are unlikely to impact sales. An opportunity exists for increased sales, since shelf life is increased, and demand for gulf oysters is large. A company, VIFL, in FL can process 80,000 lbs. in about 2 hours.