Roland Francis <[email protected]> provide information and a link to a video on
"Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Supermarket Shrimp" Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is predicted to be a bigger killer than cancer, soon. Most of the frozen shrimp imported into Canada comes from India. Indian shrimp contains the most of such bacteria in comparison with shrimp from China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka or any other major shrimp exporters. Canada has banned antibiotics in sea food but analyses only a very small sample percentage of imports. These are the scary facts in the video. Time to give up frozen shrimp altogether. Vancouver on the Pacific Ocean brings in fresh shrimp via fishing boats some of which are sold in the small harbours. Price? Hold your breath - 18 to 20 dollars a pound! https://youtu.be/OJVrCnjL4a8 Comment: It appears that a cooking temperature of 163 deg F is sufficient to kill most bacteria in fish per information available at : https://www.sharecare.com/health/cooking-and-health/temperatures-cook-food-kill-bacteria (For reference water boils at 212 deg F ) But it must be said that this bacterial scare makes you want to stick to a vegetarian diet...
