House Ag Committee votes to repeal USDA catfish inspection
Story Date: 5/17/2013

 
Source: Helena Bottemiller, FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 5/17/13

The House Agriculture Committee voted to repeal a controversial catfish inspection program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture late Wednesday night – a sign the program, which was mandated by the 2008 farm bill to help protect U.S. catfish farmers from cheap imports, may be headed for the chopping block.

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