Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The reason I asked my unanswered question, is that Louisiana oysters bags are supposed to be tagged with bed location. Wildlife and Fisheries strictly controls the harvest. from my iPad Sonny Carter > On Dec 11, 2015, at 12:51 AM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > To my surprise I received several comments?lambasting my apparent insult > to oysters as delicacies. One would even think that I had criticized > Leicas. Actually I love oysters but I prefer that they come from a vetted > source. My area used to be the world's major supplier of raw oysters but > overfishing and pollution made them dangerous to eat. Oysters concentrate > and retain most water borne pathogens. Too bad. I don't like to play > Russian roulette with my seafood. Here is a quote from Wikipedia: > - - - > Oysters can contain harmful bacteria. Oysters are filter feeders, so will > naturally concentrate anything present in the surrounding water. Oysters > from the Gulf Coast of the United States, for example, contain high > bacterial loads of human pathogens in the warm months, most notably Vibrio > vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. In these cases, the main danger is > for immunocompromised individuals, who are unable to fight off infection > and can succumb to septicemia, leading to death. Vibrio vulnificus is the > most deadly seafood-borne pathogen. > - - - > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information