Danger hiding in your refrigerator!

Just recently I was getting ready to cook some snapper we got at Meijer's. The fish was on a plate on the counter top which I thought was odd. Normally the package would be in the sink for the thawing process. I inquired about the different technique and was told that the label said to do it this way. I'm not usually a label or instruction reader so I had to find the package and read it. Sure enough it says to open the package before thawing but why? I thought it might have to do with the fish, snapper isn't our usual fish, walleye and salmon yes. Didn't know why until after supper when my son told me it has to do with Botulism!
    Sure enough he pulled up a directive from his alma mater that explains the problem:

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/open_your_vacuum_packed_fish_before_thawing#return

I find it hard to believe I haven't heard of something so dangerous, that I've been using so long, no news flashes not even from fake news outlets. Here in Wyandotte we get reports of people falling down and getting hurt in some rural area of Oregon but botulism forming in vacuum packaged fish goes under the radar. I can't believe the vacuum packaging PAC is keeping this information from getting to the public. However, food safety in this day and age is on the back burner while screaming and yelling political displays are front and center. What else is hiding in our homes? Hopefully we find out in time.