Testing finds mostly foreign shrimp at Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival

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Testing finds mostly foreign shrimp at Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival • Louisiana Illuminator

Genetic testing of seafood at the Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival found four out of five vendors were serving foreign shrimp.

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Shouldn't the Louisiana shrimp festival only have Louisiana shrimp?

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State lawmakers passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that will affect thousands of restaurants, food trucks, grocery stores and other seafood establishments across Louisiana.

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[Manimal]

Should but vendors are going to buy the cheapest they can, whether it's La or Foreign dumped into an ice chest and sold as La....

 

[jdindadell]

1st we get dangerous Chinese drywall now we have to deal with communist shrimp. Thank God the 20 gauge is loaded, just in case some heathen tries to roll tide in my presence.

 

[Bolt Head]

Not surprising. Many local shrimpers (and former local shrimpers) will tell you the imported shrimp are driving prices down and that combined with the risen/rising cost of fuel, many just can't make a decent living shrimping.

 

[Bolt Head]

1st we get dangerous Chinese drywall now we have to deal with communist shrimp. Thank God the 20 gauge is loaded, just in case some heathen tries to roll tide in my presence.

I just picked up another 250 rounds of 12 gauge in BB steel, 1550 FPS. And the stock gets heavier.

 

[Bolt Head]

Should but vendors are going to buy the cheapest they can, whether it's La or Foreign dumped into an ice chest and sold as La....

I think some tariffs on imported shrimp may help local shrimpers. Shrimp is not a necessity. Local shrimp is still far cheaper than almost all options of beef.

 

[Abby Normal]

He tested 5 out of 12. Why didn’t he test the other 7? They may have said its imported but the article didn’t say why. Or may be they were the Large invasive species, his test would show those as foreign swimps.
Or the vendors were just conning the public. Sad

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[Manimal]

I think some tariffs on imported shrimp may help local shrimpers. Shrimp is not a necessity. Local shrimp is still far cheaper than almost all options of beef.

Commercial Prawn & Tilapia farms would be good for the people of Louisiana too, but not good for local shrimpers.

 

[Emperor]

This is certainly a slap in the face to festival goers, shrimpers, and Louisiana culture, but to be fair, there is no explicit requirement on the Festival website application to use "only" Louisiana shrimp. See below:

FOOD VENDORS: Open to sellers or resellers of food products. Vendors will be allowed to sell FOUR entrees and TWO sides, per booth space. Entrees may include: pork, beef, pulled pork, ribs, sausage, brisket, hamburgers, po-boys, shrimp, crab, fish, crawfish, chicken, turkey, etc. however cooked, prepared or served. Side items include: French fries, curly fries, butterfly fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots, onion strips, onion rings, candy, cookies, cakes, pies, egg rolls, beans and rice, fried rice, noodles, pickles, soup, gumbo, and salad. “Kabobs” and “on a stick” are considered the same. Final approval on ALL food items must be received from the Festival.

Should it have been implied? Absolutely! For Christ sake; it's called the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival. Should it have been mandated? Probably! Should these vendors have lied about the origins of their shrimp (knowing they were using imported)? Positively not! That is blatant fraud! They should be penalized for that offense.

Lessons to be learned here for ALL cultural festivals going forward. Hopefully, the Louisiana Culture and Tourism Board will understand how embarrassing this is and act.

 

[T-Rigger]

Proposed name change:
"LOUISIANA DEI SEAFOOD & PETROLEUM FESTIVAL"