Case in point from Casey Seiler's piece in the Albany Times-Union this morning.
Senator Jeff Klein from the Bronx, yes, that Bronx, the Fort Apache one, has introduced a bill that "...would prohibit 'the use of live fish in any manner in any pedicure procedure.'"
For those of you not up on advances in pedicures "A fish pedicure involves the use of small carp called garra rufa. Placed in a warm footbath, the toothless fish will absolutely go to town 'chewing' off the dead skin found on the average human foot." It is all the rage in foreign lands but has been banned in many states.
The problem is that by law barbering tools have to be sanitized and if you sanitize, i.e. heat to 150 degrees C for 20 minutes to sanitize this particular tool you better have a tub of tartar sauce in the salon aussi.
WFDS
I had this treatment done years ago after a trek in Nepal my feet were destroyed from 7 days of mountains and came out gleaming after one 45 min treatment. So convinced was I by the results and the unique nature of the treatment that I started a "Dr. Fish Spa Therapy" company when I got back home and have centered my life around them ever since. I’m sad to see it being banned in the States. There are fake imitation fish being used that have teeth that give the industry a bad name. Original Garra Rufa from Turkey have no teeth and use their lips to suck at the skin causing no damage, except to exfoliate and remove dead skin cells. I think once there is a regulatory body in place these spas will become more common place, allowing everyone to take advantage of the benefits.
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