Friday, July 20, 2007

Bay Area May See Shrinking Seafood Supply

(CBS 5) SAN FRANCISCO | By Sue Kwon

Bay Area retailers and restaurants that rely on large quantities of frozen seafood from China could see a dwindling supply as large importers report that seafood container ships are not leaving Chinese docks.

Seattle-based Tai Foong USA has products in Bay Area stores and said the supply of shrimp is already disrupted. That's because Chinese suppliers are choosing not to export while they test the catch.

The Chinese government, fighting a tsunami of bad publicity is now conducting lab tests on seafood exports for banned antibiotics and chemicals suspected of causing cancer.

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