FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf of Mexico

Originally posted by beaverg

FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf of Mexico

Originally posted by nixie_nox
Ask the families of those 15 people if they feel it is an unwarranted effort. Not only that, it is a long and painful death.

we are only talking bout 3 months out of the year. There are crabbing seasons, hunting seasons, and fishing seasons. All put in place for a reason. Now there is an oyster season.


No one should have to die from.....food.

Get over it.

Originally posted by beaverg
reply to post by getreadyalready

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Don't be too impulsive, the ban is supposed to only last through the summer months, or what constitutes as 3/5th of their sales. So you shouldn't have any issues getting them until next year.

[edit on 29-10-2009 by beaverg]

The FDA is promoting a ban because high-risk groups are not heeding warnings about raw oysters, and millions of other people may not know they are vulnerable.

The anti-bacterial process treats oysters with a method similar to pasteurization, using mild heat, freezing temperatures, high pressure and low-dose gamma radiation.

Originally posted by beaverg
reply to post by nixie_nox

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Because people are belittling the fact that people die every year from this and act as if it is worth having the right to raw oysters all year round. That and the government is trying to control people from making companies clean oysters for three months out of the year. I know this is a conspriracy site and all,but lets use some common sense.



First off, I commend you on actually reading the labels. More people should. But I have never actually seen an oyster come with a label. *smiles* hee, maybe they should be like fortune cookies.

and if you go to a bull and oyster event, or served in a restaurant or whatever, your not gonnna get a label. And then we have the age ol problem of people not reading the directions.


Your referring to allergies. Most people who know they have allergies, and avoid those products. Most people eat oysters because they don't have a shellfish allergy. So they assume they are safe, but it has a little bacteria issue. It is the same reason the government doesn't let restaurants to leave meat out for three hours. It is a problem that CAn be avoided. And the regulation is removing an avoidable problem. An allergy reaction is not. And that is why most products, NOW have to be labled if they are processed with nuts. So yes, there are regulations to keep you from dying from THOSe foods.

Originally posted by getreadyalready





Fever
Chills
Decreased blood pressure
Septic shock
Blistering skin lesions


Yea, those blistering skin lesions are just a field day! I hope I get some.
I hope i get septic shock for Christmas.

So your deciding that the number of people involved is indicative of whether it is a problem or not? I find it disturbing that you are ready to quickly dispose of 15 people to protect your personal indulgence.


apparently you don't if you ond't know how this bacteria kills people. It is not just a little food poisoiing, it is a serious bacteria.


Many offices ban popcorn anyways because it stinks up the office and ruins the microwave. And many ban perfume because people have allergies. I would say that is not very friendly work environment if you can't tell people to not make popcorn if it makes someone ill till they have to go to the doctor. If that story is even true.

This isn't a competition of what kills how many people. Like I said, a lot MORE people used to die of mundane things till regs were put into place to protect people.

Just because your partial to the food involved, doesn't make the situation any less important. YOur like a kid being told ice cream is bad for you and you can't eat it for dinner.

ever meet anyone who has gotten sick from e coli? probably not. they may have though they had the stomache bug. People get sick and don't realize it was a stomache bug. Some food borne illnesses can take weeks to show up. You would never associate it with something you ate.
Personal experience doesn't negate the rule.



and your point is????



Maybe you should go post on the Disney or Yahoo site if you can't be more mature about your posting.

Originally posted by getreadyalready





Sooooooooo,



What warnings? And when people are told they have a disease, they are usually working out medicatiosn adn doctors visits, I highly doubt anyone takes the time to tell them not to eat oysters.



No one is forcing anyone to eat raw oysters. But, we will keep killing off 15 people to keep you happy.



So should I tell all the food inspectors to not bother taking temperatures of the food at restaurants? Or to remove dented cans from school storage rooms? Or that sea food doesn't have to be refrigerated? Or that companies can put what they want in food and not even have to label it. Or that drug makers don't have to test medications before putting them on the market.