According to Susan Stanford of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the ban on fish peels stems from concerns that using the same fish to serve different customers could pose health risks. In addition, Susan added, the baths and containers of water where the peeling is done is a permanent habitat for fish, which is why no one can guarantee their complete disinfection.
The authorities admitted that while they did not know of a single case of the disease caused by fish peels, but their decision was prompted by “security concerns.”
The abolition of the right to provide an elite service was accepted very gloomily by the owners of local beauty salons. According to the owner of the Zen Luxury Nail & Beauty Bar, located in the town of Frisco near Dallas, now she does not know what to do with the 500 tiny fish, for which she gave 2,5 thousand dollars. “We’ll have to keep them as pets or send them back,” the American complained.
The fashion for fish peeling in the USA was started by one of the salons of Virginia. Since then, the unusual procedure has been experienced by thousands of clients who are ready to dip their feet into a bath of voracious fish. The procedure seems scary only at first glance. In fact, garra rufa does not feed on living skin and only eats dead skin, which is why experts called it the doctor fish.
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