Comments about: No ambiguity: Lobster is safe, green stuff isn't Industry quiet about dangers of eating tomalley
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Maine Lake Watch of Gardiner, ME
Jul 23, 2008 11:06 AM
HUH PCB's and Dioxin? Must be the fault of some elderly shore owner. As we all know shore owners cause 150% of all the pollution in the world.report abuse
Douglas Watts of Augusta, ME
Jul 23, 2008 2:00 AM
The Natural Resources Council of Maine notified the press of these facts regarding lobster tomalley in 1992 and 1993. I wrote and researched the press materials along with Peter Washburn and Ron Kreisman and Judy Berk of NRCM. As far as I can tell, the State of Maine would rather have its citizens unknowingly eat poisoned food than clean up the sources of the poison.

Smell of money and all that.report abuse

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