‘Unprecedented’: China bans all imports of shellfish from U.S. West Coast — Official: “They’ve never done anything like that that I’ve ever seen”

[Cheryl Nelson]

http://enenews.com/unprecedented-china-bans-all-imports-of-shellfish-from-u-s-west-coast-official-theyve-never-done-anything-like-that-that-ive-ever-seen-includes-washington-oregon-a

Why?  "...high levels of arsenic and a toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning."  Really?  It's not a radiation issue?  Really?

"...but shellfish on the market in the U.S. are safe to eat."  But, of course. 

"the state said that in tests done to date, no fish or shellfish off the Pacific coast have radioactive contamination that would pose a risk to people who eat them."  Nah.  Just the dead ones on the seabed, right?

Hey... if China won't eat our shellfish, maybe we shouldn't either?  Just a thought.

Oh, and BTW, that "no risk assessment" was based on this:  "The Health Department has test albacore tuna caught in the waters off the Pacific coast, one from before the Fukushima disaster and one caught after. In addition, the department has tested one salmon, one steelhead, as well as razor clams and other shellfish after the Fukushima disaster."  Feel safe now?