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   DS>WD> Correct, the EU's food-safety chain does not allow the   
   DS>WD> import of meats from most countries. Seafood is not a   
   DS>WD> problem, so send me Maine-lobsters instead.   
       
   DS> Curious as to the distinction.  Could it be because the lobsters would   
   DS> be shipped live and beef is not live?  If so, could someone import a   
   DS> live steer?   
       
   It goes either direction, one cannot import meats and dairy products either   
   into the USA. I think it has to do with the food-safety chain. Also there is a   
   strong belief in Europe that US beef is hormonal treated and that is a no-no   
   here. Now some of my friends in Montana breed beef and they're shocked by that   
   ...   
       
   There's also worry here re: poultry because chicken meats in the US are often   
   chlorine-washed while here it is outlawed stating that if you allow the meat   
   to become contaminated, you should work on eliminating the source of the   
   contamination instead of washing it away.   
       
   Food-safety goes as far as to print a code on every egg to determine from   
   which chicken coop it comes in case of issues.   
       
   My comment re: Maine lobsters finds its origin in the tiny size of lobsters   
   here ... they're fu**ing expensive in restaurants and often you'll be offered   
   half of a tiny one.   
       
   So when I'm in the Seattle area I always go to Salty's in Redondo, best   
   seafood ever, also Aliotto's in San Francisco and that place I once was in New   
   Hampshire I think, I can find it but don't know the name.   
       
   One of the issues with seafood is it needs to be fresh. I once tried   
   deep-frozen lobster ... neveuuur again.   
       
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