Local, state and federal officials announced that the seafood being served in area restaurants, hotels and on shelves is safe for consumption after 100-plus days since the massive Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf Coast.
“Bioaccumulation takes months and years to reach unhealthy levels, so Gulf Seafood is quite safe to eat for some time. The public can be assured that there is extensive testing to ensure seafood safety and there will be an abundance of caution,” said George Crozier, executive director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Dauphin Island, Ala.
“We want to get the word out that seafood is safe to eat and that this perpetuated misconception is hurting neighbors and regular folks that are Alabama’s seafood industry,” added Bob Omainsky, president of the Mobile Chapter of the Alabama Restaurant Association. “We are more closely monitored and inspected than we ever have been in the past, and are fully confident that our product is safe – not to mention delicious. When I hear folks say that Gulf Seafood isn’t safe to eat, it just tears my heart out.”
The Mobile Chapter of the Alabama Restaurant Association has produced a statement about local seafood safety that can be found at http://www.alabamarestaurants.com/index2.cfm.
For more information about Mobile Bay, visit the CVB’s website at www.mobilebay.org.
