Southern Shrimp Alliance urging Congress to pass legislation that would lead to the destruction contaminated imported food
Louisiana Congressmen Clay Higgins and Troy Carter have filed legislation to give the FDA the authority to destroy contaminated food imports, like seafood, eliminating the option to re-export rejected goods. Deborah Long with the Southern Shrimp Alliance says the bill closes a loophole that allows importers to “port shop” rejected products back into the U.S. “Because we only test 0.1-percent of our shrimp and seafood for banned antibiotics, that means there’s a good chance that product can move just down to a different port and reenter our country.” Many shipments contaminated with banned drugs or pathogens are simply returned to exporters. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 14:27
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