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6/30/07

Boston Globe: Chinese Fish laced with dangerous chemicals - US cracks down on fish from China - Diedtra Henderson

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Chinese Fish laced with dangerous chemicals - US cracks down on fish from China - Diedtra Henderson

US Federal authorities, under fire for responding slowly to tainted Chinese imports, yesterday said they will halt shipments of five fish species sent from China because they are laced with dangerous chemicals. Farm-raised basa, catfish , dace , eel, and shrimp from China can no longer enter the United States until importers can prove the shipments are free of chemicals, including antibiotics and agents that can trigger tumor growth in lab animals after long-term exposure.

The US Food and Drug Administration, however, stopped short of pulling the tainted seafood from stores and restaurants because, they said, the products pose a low public health risk.

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