date:Jan 10, 2014
mit (full test summary available here).
Officials are wondering if Chinese inspectors got their data from testing the skin of the geoducks, which is typically not eaten and contains much higher levels of arsenic. The health department tests revealed arsenic levels in the skin of 1.175 ppm, more than twice Chinas limit.
U.S. officials are currently not certain of which geoduck parts were tested by the Chinese, or what methods were used, according to Tim Church, spokesman for the Washington Stat