The article is fairly brief and starts with a large, arresting photograph of Giant Isopod Ramen as it comes to the dining table.
It ends with a warning:
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A scholar... warned against potential health risks, saying the largely unknown species may contain toxins or heavy metal such as mercury.
The Bathynomus jamesi species was recognized officially in Taiwan last year and there is not much data on it, said Huang Ming-chih, a biotechnology associate professor specializing in deep-sea invertebrates at the National University of Tainan.
“The best practice would be to do more research … build a complete database and then allow people to eat, it would be better that way,” he added.
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