USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for Siluriformes products imported by Grand BK Corporation, a Carlstadt, N.J. firm.
The products were imported from Korea, a country ineligible to export Siluriformes products to the United States. A recall was not requested because
Continue Reading FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Siluriformes Products Imported from Korea
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a notice informing inspection program personnel (IPP) that FSIS will stop sampling for Salmonella sampling in raw fish in both domestic and imported products.
The final rule “Mandatory Inspection of Fish of the Order Siluriformes and Products Derived from Such Fish”
Not since April 30, 2014, when USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) obtained the primary regulatory oversight for catfish and catfish products from the Food and Drug Administration, have there been any victory laps.
Domestic catfish farmers wanted USDA inspection as a strategy against their foreign competitors. But domestic
Continue Reading The new reality of USDA catfish regulation
Brooklyn, NY-based Super World Trading Inc. has recalled approximately 26,270 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) imported Siluriformes products. The products were imported from the People’s Republic of China, a country ineligible to export processed Siluriformes products to the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
Continue Reading PRC Siluriformes recalled for being ineligible to export
A New York importer is recalling an undetermined amount of frozen catfish that is incorrectly labeled as tilapia. Some of the fish has sell by dates as far away as January 2021.
Inspectors from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service discovered the problem during routine surveillance activities, according to
Continue Reading Company recalls imported fish; inspectors say catfish labeled as tilapia
H&T Seafood Inc. is recalling an undetermined amount of Siluriformes products that were packed and distributed without the benefit of USDA inspection and used the mark of inspection without authorization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
“The problem was discovered by FSIS personnel during surveillance
Continue Reading California company recalls imported catfish because of illegal use of USDA mark of inspection
More than 76,025 pounds of catfish products that were imported from Bangladesh and Myanmar, which are ineligible to export such products to the United States, are under recall in nine states.
Premium Foods USA Inc. of Woodside, NY, reported the catfish products were imported on various dates from March 26,
Continue Reading Tons of illegal catfish products from Bangladesh, Myanmar recalled
J Deluca Fish Company Inc., doing business as Nautilus Seafood, is the second California based seafood importer this week to recall thousands of pounds of Siluriformes, also known as catfish, that was not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service
Continue Reading Almost 35 tons of catfish recalled for lack of Import Inspection
California firm Richwell Group Inc., doing business as Maxfield Seafood and importer of record, is recalling more than 154,500 pounds of Siluriformes, also known as catfish, that was not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
According to the
Continue Reading Lack of inspection prompts recall of 154,500 pounds of imported catfish
A California company today recalled more than 36,000 pounds of yellow walking fish imported from Vietnam because it wasn’t inspected as required by federal law.
Crab House Trading Corp. of Los Angeles, CA, distributed the frozen Siluriformes product, specifically yellow walking fish, that was produced without the benefit of federal
Continue Reading Lack of inspection prompts recall of yellow walking fish, aka catfish
