Under the microscope
Catfish industry still pushing for USDA inspections
by Wally Northway
Published: June 5,2011
Tags: Fish farming environments, inspection, Lester Spell, National Fisheries Institute, The Catfish Institute, USDA
The latest round in the three-year heavyweight political battle that involves U.S. farm-raised catfish, food safety, government spending and international diplomacy is in the books. Who won, who lost and where the domestic catfish industry goes from here is yet to be determined. The last week of May, two public comment hearings were held — [...]
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