Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, my sack of oyster had a tag. It says Harvester's ID Number 314383, Date of Harvest 12/1/15, Harvest Area 10, Type of Shellfish Oyster, Quantity of Shellfish 1, Dealer's Name Tommy's Seafood, INC, 148 Harbor Circle New Orleans, LA 70126, Certification No: LA-1965-SP and lots of warnings about eating raw shellfish. We will finish them off today. I've kept them on ice the whole time. Tina On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://t.sidekickopen32.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=fec61243-ac72-476c-e338-b9be59126f74> www.tinamanley.com http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/