How Safe is Our Food
posted in The Daily Diet byHow safe is our food? Well, if it is imported from China and if it is seafood, then it currently is very suspect. Just another reason to be an informed consumer. If you want to read about what our government is doing to keep our seafood safe to eat, check out http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/seafood062807.html Overall, the US is very dependent on other countries to provide us with farm raised seafood. Yes, you can still buy wild salmon from Alaska as well as the farm raised. And Yes, in Arizona, we can still buy shrimp that has been harvested from the waters off Mexico and we can also buy shrimp that has been farm raised at one of four different farms right here in Arizona .http://www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=bestandworst
Country-of-origin labeling for seafood took effect last year so, you should be able to check packaging and or ask the deli manager where your seafood originated. For produce, meats and other products, the labeling is currently voluntary. According to a recent article in the Arizona Daily Star we should get to know and trust our retailer. They also recommend buying local from farmers’ markets and when possible, buy organic. With fresh fruits and veggies always rinse well before eating them. Again, I cannot stress enough, support your local farmer, especially those producing organic products. They are this countrys last hope.
