Buying local food is always a good idea, but all the more so now with seafood since BP has poisoned the main source of seafood for a lot of people across the country: the Gulf coast.

Unless we get a huge amount of their oil via the Gulf stream, the best choice is to buy your seafood from right here at home; at least then, you know where it’s coming from.

Biggest reason why? Well, put it this way: would you rather be eating some fresh shrimp and seafood like we have pictured here, or do you want to have a shot at some of the crazy-sounding chemicals listed below?

Just look at these chemicals in the Gulf’s water thanks to BP:

1. 1,2-Propanediol
2. Ethanol, 2-butoxy-*
3. Butanedioic acid, 2-sulfo-, 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester, sodium salt (1:1)
4. Sorbitan, mono-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate
5. Sorbitan, mono-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs
6. Sorbitan, tri-(9Z)-9-octadecenoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs
7. 2-Propanol, 1-(2-butoxy-1-methylethoxy)
8. Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light

The choice is yours; I’m sure you’ll do the right thing.