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"For years, oysters have been lauded as one of the most sustainable and healthy
seafood options. But our food is only as healthy as the environment it is grown
in.
In new research published in
Environmental Pollution, we found something
unfortunate. These filter-feeding shellfish eat by straining particles from
water. This, alas, makes them very good at soaking up pesticide residue.
When we analysed oysters growing naturally in the Richmond River estuary in New
South Wales, we found 21 different pesticides – more than in the water. Each
oyster had detectable amounts of nine different pesticides, on average.
We don’t know the full health risks of eating oysters from this river. But we
do know five pesticides we found are potentially dangerous – they are not
allowed to be present in meat due to the risks.
To be clear: the risk is largely in taking oysters from the wild. Commercially
farmed oysters are likely to be safer, as they are regulated by Australia’s
shellfish quality assurance program and can only be harvested when water
quality is good."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
