The FDA said sampling of Chinese imported fish between October and May repeatedly found traces of the antibiotics nitrofuran and fluoroquinolone, as well as the antifungals malachite green and gentian violet. Of particular concern are the fluoroquinolones, a family of widely used human antibiotics that the FDA forbids in seafood in part to prevent bacteria from developing resistance to these important drugs. The best-known example is ciprofloxacin, sold as Cipro, which made headlines as a treatment during the 2001 anthrax attacks.
The chemicals are used to help shrimp and fish survive in squalid, overcrowded fisheries along the coast of China, and many European countries have long-banned the chemical-laced fish.
The FDA announced a broader import control of farm-raised catfish, basa, shrimp, dace (related to carp), and eel from China. FDA will start to detain these products at the border until the shipments are proven to be free of residues from drugs that are not approved in the United States for use in farm-raised aquatic animals.
FDA officials said the levels of the drugs in the seafood was low and the FDA isn't asking for stores or consumers to toss any of the suspect seafood.
Evidently consumers are left to protect themselves – if you are in a supermarket and needs some Catfish, Shrimp, Dace, Eel or Basa, find out if they are from china before you buy. Note also they may still deceive you to make you buy since they are yet recalled.
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The chemicals are used to help shrimp and fish survive in squalid, overcrowded fisheries along the coast of China, and many European countries have long-banned the chemical-laced fish.
The FDA announced a broader import control of farm-raised catfish, basa, shrimp, dace (related to carp), and eel from China. FDA will start to detain these products at the border until the shipments are proven to be free of residues from drugs that are not approved in the United States for use in farm-raised aquatic animals.
FDA officials said the levels of the drugs in the seafood was low and the FDA isn't asking for stores or consumers to toss any of the suspect seafood.
Evidently consumers are left to protect themselves – if you are in a supermarket and needs some Catfish, Shrimp, Dace, Eel or Basa, find out if they are from china before you buy. Note also they may still deceive you to make you buy since they are yet recalled.
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