Gulf Seafood Safety

If you like seafood, but were worried about the gulf oil spill, Dr. John Torres is here with some good news.

Between the oil from the big spill in the gulf and the chemicals used to try and break up that oil before it could cause more problems, many of us where left wondering whether seafood from that area was too contaminated to eat.

The government says that the dispersant used on the water has not made its way into the sea life. The Food and Drug Administration, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tested more than 17 hundred samples of fish, shrimp crabs and oysters. They say fewer than 1% showed any trace of the chemicals in them and of the 1% that did, even they had extremely low levels of contamination.

So, if you're as big of a fan of seafood as I am, especially shrimp, and you've been worried about whether it's safe to eat those from the gulf, it looks like your good to go.