People remain skeptical that the seafood harvested from the Gulf of Mexico, after the BP (NYSE:BP) oil spill, is safe to eat, with 54 percent not convinced it's completely safe yet.
So far tests have shown seafood from the area are devoid of oil, but some believe that all the areas affected haven't been tested yet, and so think there's still risk there.
This, along with almost the same percentage, 55 percent, don't think the beaches are safe for swimming and visiting either, bad news for the tourism industry which has been hit hard, but will be compensated, along with other industries, from the BP compensation fund, scheduled to launch on August 23.
Nothing other than time will change these concerns and attitudes, and probably on a weekly basis these numbers will change consistently to the positive.
The above figures were from an AP poll.
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