date:Mar 25, 2013
spending and save tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, said Senator Shaheen in a press release.
Proponents of the inter-agency catfish hand-off say it would put domestic catfish producers on a level playing field with importers if the fish was subject to USDA inspection, which is seen as more robust and continuous than FDAs intermittent inspection model. As of 2010, imports accounted for 23 percent of the U.S. catfish market.
The FDA has long overseen all seafood inspections, while the USDA h