Ready To Eat Shrimp Analysis

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Many media outlets tend to focus on sensational information that will get more readers and might even cause a small-scale panic for some people. However, they also tend to reject any relevant information that might give people a better knowledge of the subject simply to entertain readers. For example, a recent article from the Huffington Post reports that 60% of shrimp contained one of four strains of bacteria that can cause illness (Satran). A Chicago Tribune article echoed this number (Hirst). Additionally, the Huffington Post article states that 16% of the ready-to-eat shrimp were found to have bacteria. These certainly seem like worrying numbers; more than half of the shrimp tested had the potential to cause illness. However, these

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