KEEP FISH AT FDA

The transfer of catfish regulation from FDA (which regulates all other fish and seafood) to USDA, has been called "unconscionable and immoral" for its overt waste and duplication. The USDA catfish program has been highlighted no fewer than 10 times by the Government Accountability Office as a program that should be done away with. Separately, the House and Senate have voted to repeal USDA seafood regulation, and keep the regulation of all fish, including catfish, at FDA... Sneaky moves on catfish by Southern lawmakers could spark trade war with Vietnam... Retaliatory trade steps by Vietnam would hurt more than aquaculture. Cotton, wheat and other grains, pork, soybeans, beef, poultry, eggs and fruit could get caught up in tariffs.