When ordering off a menu, do you know where food is coming from?<\/p>\n
Most people don’t.<\/p>\n
And we don’t believe swapping safety for commerce is ever a fair trade.<\/strong><\/p>\n The U.S. Congress passed a law in June of 2008 requiring all imported catfish and related species be inspected by the USDA before being sold to American consumers. Congress wanted to ensure that catfish would be treated to the same USDA protections for safety as beef and poultry.<\/p>\n While we’re waiting, only 2 percent of the 5.2 billion pounds of imported seafood \u2013 including catfish and catfish-like products — is being inspected for U.S. health and safety standards.<\/p>\n Congress did not intend to make Americans wait for health and safety protection. Americans need to be guaranteed that imported catfish and related fish are held to the same tough health and safety standards as imported meat and poultry.<\/p>\n Background on unsafe imports<\/strong> All Catfish should be treated equally<\/strong> News & Opinion<\/strong> Films<\/strong> When ordering off a menu, do you know where food is coming from? Most people don’t. And we don’t believe swapping safety for commerce is ever a fair trade. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":149,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAssociated Press article, “Ala.: Unapproved Substance Found in Fish Imports”<\/a>
\nIntrafish article, “Catfish Ads Aimed at Politicians”<\/a>
\nFood Safety News article, “Catfish Farmers Attempt to Hook USDA”<\/a>
\nMississippi Business Journal article, “Catfish Industry Launches Campaign”<\/a>
\nMid-South Farmer article, “Catfish Farmers Want Imports Inspected”<\/a>
\nDelta Farm Press article, “Catfish Farmers: USDA delay harmful<\/a>”
\nAssociated Press article, “Catfish Farmers seek inclusion”<\/a>
\nDelta Democrat Times article, Catfish Farmers seek inclusion”<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nAsian imports devastating catfish industry in Texas and across the South<\/a> The Star-Telegram, March 27, 2010
\nSeeding a safer world<\/a> Guardian (UK), October 16, 2009
\nFood Safety Website Launched<\/a> Congress Daily, September 10, 2009
\nMeasure to Overhaul Food-Safety Laws Fails in House<\/a> Bloomberg, July 30, 2009
\nUSDA should reform meat import approvals: lawmaker<\/a> Reuters, July 30,2009
\nConference Scehduled for Food Safety Next Year<\/a> Farm Futures, July 30, 2009
\nHouse Rejects Food Bill<\/a> July 29, 2009
\nKicking Around Chinese Chickens by DeLauro<\/a> July 29, 2009
\nChew on Food Safety Reform<\/a> Monterey County Herald, July 26, 2009
\nThe High Cost of Cheap Food<\/a> Denver Post, July 19, 2009
\nThe Food Fight<\/a> Denver Post, July 12, 2009
\nWhats Behind the Way We Eat<\/a> National Catholic Reporter, June 22, 2009
\nMississippi catfish farmers say Vietnam is sinking their business<\/a> LA Times, June 16, 2009
\nIndustrialized Farming Endangers World Food Supply<\/a> June 11, 2009
\nAre Genetically Midified Foods Safe?<\/a> May 16, 2009
\nDiseased Animals Tracking System in Need of Repair<\/a> Time, May 07, 2009<\/p>\n
\nFood Inc<\/a> Robert Kenner 2009
\nFresh<\/a> The Way We Are Eating 2009
\nFast Food Nation<\/a> Richard Linklater 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"