article_snippet.sent: Many prawns sold in the UK tested 342 packages of frozen shrimp - 284 raw and 58 cooked samples - from large, chain supermarkets and natural food stores in 27 cities across the US.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Urvashi Rangan, executive director of Consumer Reports Food Safety and Sustainability Centre, warned: 'Bacteria and algae can begin to grow and disease can set in, prompting farmers to use drugs and other chemicals that can remain on the shrimp and seep into the surrounding environment. '
article_snippet.sent: And even though most bacteria on shrimp would be killed during the cooking process, our test results raise real questions about how shrimp is raised, processed, and regulated.'
article_snippet.sent: Responding to the discovery of MRSA, Dr Michael Crupain, director of the Consumer Reports Food Safety and Sustainability Centre, said: 'It's spread through contact, so if MRSA gets on your skin while you're preparing raw shrimp, It can potentially cause an infection, especially if you have an abrasion or cut.'
article_snippet.sent: In some cases, 150 shrimp can occupy a single square metre.
article_snippet.sent: 150 shrimp are typically fed commercial pellets, some of which contain antibiotics to ward off disease.
article_snippet.sent: the report reveals: 'Of all the shrimp we tested, The experts were among the least likely to harbour any kind of bacteria or contain chemicals.'
article_snippet.sent: the report goes on to state, that while estimates vary, between one and three pounds of other species, including endangered sea turtles, can be killed for every pound of shrimp caught in the wild.
article_snippet.sent: Wild shrimp often vary in size, shape, and colour because Wild shrimp don't all have identical genetics,' she said. '
article_snippet.sent: Batches of farmed shrimp often all hatch at the same time, eat the same food and live in the same environment, so the same food're more likely to look the same.'
article_snippet.sent: Frequently, shrimp farmers stop feeding shrimp before harvesting shrimp farmers so that the vein empties. '
article_snippet.sent: it's a real wild shrimp.'