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# Educational meetings set on catfish final rule
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2016/01/educational-meetings-set-on-catfish-final-rule/
- Published: 2016-01-19T06:05:20.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-31T08:26:57.000Z
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Food Policy & Law, Government Agencies, catfish inspection, FSIS, siluriformes, USDA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 10:59

Educational sessions on the new rule for inspecting siluriformes, which include catfish, are set for Jan. 21 and 27\. The rule goes into effect March 1.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the final rule Dec. 2 in the *[Federal Register](http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/inspection/siluriformes?ref=foodsafetynews.com)*. Staff from the department’s Food Safety Inspection Service will explain what it means for domestic operations at the sessions this week. [Advance registration](http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/meetings?ref=foodsafetynews.com) is recommended for the educational sessions, “Mandatory Inspection of Fish of the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived from Such Fish.” The Jan. 21 meeting is set for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington D.C. at Patriots Plaza III. On-site registration will begin at 12:30 pm. The Jan. 27 meeting is set for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in at Mississippi State University, Stoneville, Miss. **(To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click** [**here**](http://www.foodsafetynews.com/subscribe/#.VcL0VsZNPVs)**.)**