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nahsrocketeer75Jul 13, 2010
Not to downplay the seriousness of the situation, but doesn't seafood *always* have to pass the smell test?
frankzullaJul 13, 2010
Only if you don't love food poisoning!
taiboJul 14, 2010
Some people can't stand the smell of perfectly normal fish.
sagegoku666Jul 14, 2010
Yes, it does. Also, a fresh fish doesn't smell 'fishy'
lbuchaJul 13, 2010
so an old guy sniffs my seafood to determine whether it's safe to eat? not so sure this instills confidence
shinpahJul 14, 2010
"...detect contaminants down to one part per million. All seven have to sniff and rate each sample. Wilson said the sniffers are accurate about 80 percent of the time."
That's pretty accurate
ruthlesspirateJul 14, 2010
Works every time 80% of the time
deweyhewsonJul 14, 2010
Let's play the numbers game.
Suppose there are one million tons of fish, and these nasal testers are accurate at detecting whether it's "good enough", or whatever, 80% of the time. This means that roughly 200,000 tons of fish unfit for human consumption will get through the system.
Not a very encouraging thought, is it? So excuse me if "80% accuracy" does not instill much confidence in the system.
burrduggJul 14, 2010
I bet with a bit more number tweaking, you can come to the conclusion that million tons of fish are liberals.
geneikilluaJul 14, 2010
@dewey: If you read the article you'd learned that the fish that passes the smell test is further subjected to a chemical test. The smell test is just a way to reduce the amount of fish that's sent to chemical testing, which is a costly and length process.
therednewtJul 14, 2010
A few weeks ago I saw something which basically said, if your fish is contaminated, you'll know it immediately. As in, you won't even have to lean in to sniff it. Luckily oil is pretty easy to smell even in small amount.
cyberfixaJul 14, 2010
"Seafood that passes the smell test also is subjected to chemical analysis at a NOAA lab in Seattle for traces of the hydrocarbons that make up the crude oil gushing into the gulf. "
namslamJul 13, 2010
i like prawns
teacher2beJul 14, 2010
Cooking prawns!
creationismlolJul 14, 2010
i like turtles
gdj11Jul 14, 2010
That was a really funny joke in the title.
pavlichenckobigJul 14, 2010
I hope BP goes down for this
Closed AccountJul 14, 2010
I take it FEMA is in charge of food safety now. /s Incompetent jackasses.
Closed AccountJul 14, 2010
And you trust BP to tell you it's safe? They have a huge financial incentive to get it all approved as "safe" as soon as possible. And some would say they have a fiduciary responsibility to get it deemed safe, even if it really isn't, since that will reduce the amount they have to pay in claim.
sagegoku666Jul 14, 2010
Rigghhht, because getting caught doing that would make things so much better for them. Its not like the world is watching
eurynom0sJul 14, 2010
...Glad to know we're in safe hands.
sagegoku666Jul 14, 2010
RTFA its just a prescreen for a chemical test, jackass
kahnzaJul 14, 2010
Aren't there machines with a much higher detection sensitivity that can do this?
gnotdiggerJul 14, 2010
Obviously, want to pay for them? Oh wait, you can't.
kahnzaJul 14, 2010
How much does it cost to pay these people to sniff fish all day? How much does it cost when they miss 20% and people get sick?
taiboJul 14, 2010
Paying people to smell is cheaper then paying for machines, and then paying for people to work the machines.
geneikilluaJul 14, 2010
"Seafood that passes the smell test also is subjected to chemical analysis at a NOAA lab in Seattle for traces of the hydrocarbons that make up the crude oil gushing into the gulf. "
kahnzaJul 14, 2010
And what about what doesn't pass the sniff test?
geneikilluaJul 14, 2010
Presumably it's trashed or perhaps they have some other industrial use for it.
williepepperJul 14, 2010
How about any new government spending must pass the smell test?
dattawayJul 14, 2010
What do you smell for? Bacon?
gasclownJul 14, 2010
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sagegoku666Jul 14, 2010
do you have a whole gang of that s**t?
sexywhiteboyJul 14, 2010
Huh that's crazy!
cyberfixaJul 14, 2010
Once I came to this part of the article:
"Seafood that passes the smell test also is subjected to chemical analysis at a NOAA lab in Seattle for traces of the hydrocarbons that make up the crude oil gushing into the gulf. "
The article became insignificant to me. The smell test is merely extra...
digg2point0Jul 14, 2010
I dunno, this smells a little.......... fishy.
Closed AccountJul 14, 2010
Anything that sits on the sea floor or feeds off bottom dwellers is gonna taste like 10W-30 for the next 20 years around that spill.
hawaiianruleJul 14, 2010
Gulf seafood is crap. Hawaiian seafood is clean and world class.
bronsonmanJul 14, 2010
you are a moron. gulf seafood supplies much more of the country than hawaiian. enjoy your diarrhea fish.
inferno10Jul 14, 2010
In response, BP added flowery fragrances to their dispersants.
sangjmoonJul 14, 2010
Glad to know that they are checking for oil on the fish so that it is safe for me to fry the fish in oil.
freegovernatorJul 14, 2010
Between the Corex dispersants and the oil, I don't ever want to eat anything from the Gulf again.
455holeJul 14, 2010
everything causes cancer
sagegoku666Jul 14, 2010
except death
nick0lisJul 14, 2010
-Fixed.
...Glad to know we're in safe noses.
twwixJul 14, 2010
Bacon requires no such test. It can proceed into my belly immediately.
king0007Jul 14, 2010
Tony Hayward came up with this one.....How about old fashioned grind them up and let the computer tell you how many parts per million of oil and Corexit 9500 is in each serving. The smell test =FAIL!
diggerlaterJul 14, 2010
They should train dogs to do this, their sense of smell is like a million times more acute.