HK Shellfish Market Survey Shows Cadmium In Every Sample - Up To 14X Maximum Permissible Amount

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Tests on all shellfish samples collected from local wet markets contain high levels of a heavy metal that may cause kidney stones, the City University said.

Eight types of shellfish including fan shell, Babylon shell and green mussel were bought from wet markets in Tsuen Wan in October.

The study shows that fan shells, sun and moon scallops, and Babylon shells have the highest level of cadmium toxicity.

A sample of fan shell contained 28.6 parts per million units of cadmium, about 14 times the maximum level of 2 ppm allowed by the government. A Babylon shell and a sun and moon scallop contained 21.3 and 13.9 ppm units of the heavy metal, respectively.

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http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=108703&sid=31498997&con_type=1

[frazzled]

1. I'd be worried if I lived in Hong Kong

But I don't. I could go for a dozen oysters and a nice Albarino about now. Sigh. Gotta work instead.

[jdlh8894]

2. But they still taste SO good! Hell,I'm gonna die anyway!

[Nihil]

3. Cool - they're reclaiming the heavy metals lost from manufacturing upstream!

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[txlibdem]

4. I wonder if they could trap those particles as they come downstream

A new natural resource? Mining the river.