Cá Viên Trắng White Fish Balls are being recalled because they were imported from Vietnam, a country that is not eligible to export Siluriformes fish, or catfish, to the United States. No illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported to the company to date in connection with the consumption of these products. The recalling firm … Read more
The FDA has announced an import alert on shrimp and prawns from Peninsular Malaysia. Testing has found that one-third of the imports of these types of seafood from that area contain residues of nitrofurans and/or chloramphenicol. Nitrofurans and chloramphenicol are antibiotics, and both are considered carcinogens. FDA testing last year discovered an increase in shipments … Read more
Years in the making, the USDA’s new inspection rule for catfish and other Siluriformes is already caught up in a lot of controversy. The rule, which becomes effective in March 2016, applies to both domestically-raised and imported Siluriformes. It was mandated by the 2014 Farm Bill. Up until now, catfish, and other Siluriformes, were regulated by the U.S. … Read more