Seafood from Asia Raised on Pig Waste, Says News Report
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Seafood raised on pig feces and crawling with flies is being sold to U.S. consumers, according to a new report.The November issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine, in a piece on food poisoning and safety, says that it…
Cooked Squid Inseminates Woman’s Mouth
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here’s one not for the squeamish, from South Korea: A semi-cooked squid inseminated a woman’s mouth, according to a paper published in the Journal of Parasitology. After experiencing “severe pain in…
Fishy Business: US Agency Tries to Prevent Net Weight Fraud
Medioimages/Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The National Marine Fisheries Service wants to make sure that the pricey pound of scallops you buy is indeed a pound of scallops.Although layering fish with ice — “overglazing ”– and plumpin…