With the slick nearing, customers have already come in asking whether it's still safe to eat seafood.
He has been advised by doctors not to eat seafood, which is rich in lodine, but he does not have to take medication.
"Twenty-two percent of federal waters in the Gulf remain closed because we have not yet determined it's safe" to eat seafood from there, Lubchenco said in the same teleconference.
If you would rather eat meat over seafood, locals nod in consensus whenever Familjen (The Family) is mentioned.
But I am happy to eat the highly tested seafood that is coming form the Gulf in large harvests.
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While many holiday revellers spend Christmas tucking in to a bird with all the trimmings, Sydney locals eat from a cold menu of seafood and prawns before heading to the beach on Christmas Day.
That's good news, because Americans eat more shrimp than any other kind of seafood, except for tuna.
That includes the additional actions I announced yesterday to make sure that seafood from the Gulf is safe to eat.
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Coming from Australia, where seafood is tops, I usually only eat oysters when Down Under, but the sale's oysters made my mouth water.
So, let me be clear: Seafood from the Gulf today is safe to eat.
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But until scientists know more about the mercury threat, not just in shark meat, they're urging seafood lovers to use caution in what they eat and how often.
Allen also told reporters that seafood coming from reopened Gulf fishing waters is safe to eat.
The meze (hors d'oeuvres) you will eat will be simple, the kebaps austere, the salads unstructured and the seafood unsauced.
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