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LA HR152
Resolution
Status
6/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Kerner
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AI Summary
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Urges U.S. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to study the health impacts of imported shrimp, citing nearly two billion pounds of shrimp imported annually from countries including India, Ecuador, and Vietnam
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Cites a 2020 LSU study finding FDA-banned substances in imported shrimp sold in Baton Rouge: 70% contained nitrofurantoin, 17% fluoroquinolone, 7% oxytetracycline, and 5% malachite green
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Notes 43% of tested shrimp contained sulfites without required labeling, and that these residues can cause liver damage, tumors, reproductive abnormalities, cardiac arrhythmia, renal failure, and allergic reactions
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References FDA refusing more shrimp entry lines for banned antibiotics in 2024 than any year since 2017, indicating insufficient screening and enforcement measures
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the HHS Secretary and Louisiana's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Urges and requests the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to study the negative health impacts of imported shrimp
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Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
6/4/2025