DO YOU EAT SHRIMP?

HEALTH WARNING

IMPORTED SHRIMP MAY CONTAIN HARMFUL SUBSTANCES.

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT OR GROCERY STORE MAY BE SELLING YOU IMPORTED SHRIMP?

WHY BUY SOMETHING THAT MAY HARM YOUR HEALTH? DO NOT BE IGNORANT TO THE FACTS.

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LOUISIANA SHRIMP ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU OF SOME VITAL INFORMATION ON IMPORTED SHRIMP.

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IMPORTANT FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

1. SHRIMP BEING IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES MAY CONTAIN CHLORAMPHENICOL.
2. CHLORAMPHENICOL IS A POTENT ANTIBIOTIC DRUG USED ONLY AT THERAPEUTIC DOSES FOR TREATMENT OF SERIOUS INFECTIONS IN HUMANS.
3. FEDERAL REGULATIONS BAN THE USE OF CHLORAMPHENICOL ON FOOD ANIMALS AND ANIMAL FEED.
4. BECAUSE THE DRUG HAS UNPREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DIFFERENT PATIENT POPULATIONS, IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE A SAFE LEVEL OF HUMAN EXPOSURE TO IT.

Friends don't let friends eat imported shrimp!
WE SUGGEST THAT YOU BUY DOMESTIC SHRIMP. DOMESTIC-USA SHRIMP DO NOT CONTAIN HARMFUL CHEMICALS.
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