Q’s American Best Trading Inc., an importer of record based in Lakewood, CA, recalled 1,000 pounds of imported Siluriformes fish products Monday that were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States, according to
Three countries with 30 foreign catfish producers want access to U.S. market
The federal government is taking comments for 30 days about whether China, Vietnam and Thailand should be listed in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as eligible to export Siluriformes fish to the United States.
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Briefly: Vietnam vets — Diaper Duty — Red meat anaphylaxis
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Importer recalls Mekong Master swai for lack of residue testing
A California importer is recalling 42 tons of frozen swai from Vietnam because it discovered the fish fillets did not meet U.S. requirements concerning residue sampling and testing.
Vinh Hoan USA Inc. of Tustin, CA,
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Hepatitis A found in tuna; time limited for post-exposure shots
Anyone who has not been vaccinated for Hepatitis A and has eaten imported yellowfin tuna in the past two weeks — especially if they live in California, Oklahoma, New York or Texas — should consider
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FDA sends warning letter to Vietnam over importer’s seafood HACCP
Vietnam’s Ba Hai Company Limited received a warning letter dated March 21, 2017 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its fish and fishery products examined at an importer located in the United
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Company recalls lizard fish amidst unresolved FDA warning
A Brooklyn, NY, fish company that has an unresolved warning letter from FDA because of food safety problems at its facility is recalling lizard fish because it may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes
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Salmonella spurs Illinois company to recall frozen shrimp
A Northbrook, IL, company is recalling an undisclosed amount of frozen shrimp imported from Vietnam and distributed in nine states because of Salmonella contamination. 
Censea Inc., also known as Central Seaway Co. Inc., is recalling
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Food & Water Watch urges continuation of catfish inspections
An activist group says the rejection of 40,000 pounds of catfish from Vietnam is the best evidence possible that Congress should not kill the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new inspection program. “The (USDA’s Food Safety
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U.S. importer expands recall of Swai fillets from Vietnam
A California company has added more than a ton of fish from Vietnam to its ongoing recall, bringing the amount of individually frozen Swai fillets now subject to recall to almost 28,000 pounds. 
The
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UPDATED: Importer recalls fish from Vietnam that went to Aldi stores
Editor’s note on update: A list of specific retail locations that received the recalled product is now available on the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service website. Click here for the list which may be
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