Eat shrimp? Not if it's imported!
1. Dirtiest of the Seafood's Dirty Dozen list.
2. Common contaminants include antibiotics, cleaning chemicals used in farmed shrimp pens, as well as residues of toxic pesticides banned in the USA - and pieces of insects.
3. Less than 2% of ALL imported seafood is inspected.
4. Alternatives - look for domestic shrimp that isn't near recent oil spills. Options include Texas, East Coast, Maine and the Carolina's.
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