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They clean the oysters before selling them: > This was the first oyster farm to feature an inventive “depuration and purification” process, which involves imme

by js2 3y ago

They clean the oysters before selling them: > This was the first oyster farm to feature an inventive “depuration and purification” process, which involves immersing the oysters in triple-filtered seawater once they reach full size. This ensures that the oysters are a completely safe, top-quality delicious shellfish product. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/10best/2022/08/04/how-this-southern-california-aquafarm-is-saving-the-environment-with-oysters-and-mussels/50531167/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/10best/2022/08/04/how-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depuration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depuration TIL.

xigency 3y ago
That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters.
- js2 3y ago
  > That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. It's more than rinsing them off. Oysters are filter feeders. They need to spend enough time in clean water to pump out any contaminants. It's an FDA regulated process: https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national-shellfish-sanitation-program-nssp https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national... > Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters. It depends on the cleanliness of the water. These oysters are raised in a lagoon surrounded by the city of Carlsbad: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419279,-117.3427039,1486m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80dc726759a5c24b:0xe609dd3b43fbdd44!8m2!3d33.139262!4d-117.33893!16s%2Fg%2F1wcxdczp?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419... I imagine that lagoon is subject to runoff and not nearly as clean as oysters harvested in open waters.

by js2 3y ago

xigency 3y ago

That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters.

js2 3y ago
> That’s a really convoluted way to say they rinse them off in clean water. It's more than rinsing them off. Oysters are filter feeders. They need to spend enough time in clean water to pump out any contaminants. It's an FDA regulated process: https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national-shellfish-sanitation-program-nssp https://www.fda.gov/food/federalstate-food-programs/national... > Anyway, seafood comes from the ocean. I don’t see why they would be worse than other oysters. It depends on the cleanliness of the water. These oysters are raised in a lagoon surrounded by the city of Carlsbad: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419279,-117.3427039,1486m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80dc726759a5c24b:0xe609dd3b43fbdd44!8m2!3d33.139262!4d-117.33893!16s%2Fg%2F1wcxdczp?entry=ttu https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carlsbad+Aquafarm/@33.1419... I imagine that lagoon is subject to runoff and not nearly as clean as oysters harvested in open waters.