Federal scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Food and Drug Administration say testing of fish, crab and shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico has found no contamination from dispersants used during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Gulf scientists have tested over 1,700 tissue samples and say only 13 have shown even trace amounts of dispersants residue and they were well below the safety threshold set by the federal government.
Researchers say based on their tests, Gulf seafood does not pose a threat to human health.
The samples that have been tested so far were collected from June to September and cover a wide area of the Gulf.
The samples were taken from open areas in state and federal waters, and from fishermen who brought fish to the docks.
The species that have been sampled include grouper, tuna, wahoo, swordfish, gray snapper, butterfish, red drum, croaker, and shrimp, crabs and oysters.
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