Thursday, February 07, 2008By BEN RAINES
Eating red snapper or grouper caught off Alabama's coast should pose no health threat, despite a recent warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that several species from "the Northern Gulf of Mexico" contain a potentially deadly toxin.
That's good news for local fishermen but perhaps not much of a comfort for anyone buying seafood.
In today's global economy, it is almost impossible to know where fish sold at groceries, seafood markets or restaurants were caught. Indeed, repeated testing at markets and restaurants along the Gulf Coast has shown that it is often impossible to know even what species of fish is being sold.
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