In a way that only he could, Senator John Kennedy issued a stark warning about eating imported shrimp, making his point on the Senate floor using a visual aid.
“This is a photograph of the Alien from the movie ‘Alien.’ This is what you could end up looking like, if you eat some of the raw frozen shrimp being sent to the United States by other countries,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy said that’s because the imported shrimp was found to be radioactive – at least the shrimp sold in Walmart stores in Louisiana and other states that was recalled.
“It had a radioactive isotope in it called cesium-137. It’ll kill you. Even if it doesn’t turn you into the Alien if you eat this stuff, I guarantee you’ll grow an extra ear,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy said on a good day, the U.S. may inspect 2% of all shrimp that’s imported into the country, and that pales in comparison to the inspection rates of other countries.
“The United Kingdom inspects 50% of the foreign seafood coming into its nation. Even China does a better job than the United States of America,” Kennedy explained.