Washington (CNN) - Health threats from the Gulf oil disaster could last for years, and officials lack knowledge on how long chemicals in the spilled oil and dispersants will remain toxic, health experts told a Senate committee Tuesday.
At the same hearing, a Food and Drug Administration official said seafood from the Gulf of Mexico available to consumers in stores and restaurants now is safe.
"We are confident that Gulf of Mexico seafood that is in the market today is safe to eat," said Mike Taylor, deputy commissioner of the FDA.
The hearing by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee looked at steps taken so far to monitor and deal with health issues, and what the longer-term threats and effects may be.
Updated: 4:48 p.m.
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bp. will pay for this too. I wonder how many affected have no health insurance now. just saying. of course. that's not our problem. right. GOP. ???
Yeah, and good luck getting any seafood out of the gulf for a long, long time.
We have 2 more months of this before the leak is stopped, if then.
We can just imagine.
Health threat only? Talk to the Alaskans who are still finding oil under rocks.
This disaster is a catastropher for the environment and for those who live off the sea!!!
Maybe they can send the BP executives and that engineer who suggested that they couldn't waste more time and that nothing would happen and if it did so what. Or something like that.
This situation calls for billions of dollars from BP to be placed into an escrow account which should be overseen and administered by the federal government. The funds will pay for medical problems caused by the BP oil spill. The American tax payer should not pay for future health problems suffered by Americans. BP should pay!! Moreover, the funds should also pay for treating wildlife affected by the BP oil spill.
and officials lack knowledge on how long chemicals in the spilled oil and dispersants will remain toxic
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Huh?
Like Randolph Carter, I'm no expert but..... couldn't that knowledge be obtained by reviewing the data from the Exxon Valdez oil spill that occurred, what, 20 years ago? Or is this oil different? I'm just asking.....
Incompetent and impetent... This is Obama's Katrina. He looks bad, really bad.