McCain, Shaheen ask USTR to support stripping USDA of catfish authority
McCain is still leading the fight to move catfish inspections out of the US Department of Agriculture even as he battles a brain tumor
Mississippi catfish firm recalls 69,000 pounds of product
Heartland Catfish Company is recalling its siluriformes as they may be adulterated with a residue of public health concern
US SIMP for shrimp, catfish advocates to lose champion in Cochran
'I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge.' -- Mississippi Republican senator Thad Cochran
Vietnamese pangasius clears USDA’s first hurdle, but two more ahead
Vietnam, China and Thailand all have satisfied the US Department of Agriculture’s first test for continuing to send pangasius to the United States, but two more tests remain
USDA not budging on smoke-treated Vietnamese fish
FSIS officials confirmed to Undercurrent News that they rejected entry to a 39,000 pound container of swai from Vietnam over an issue that may not be quickly resolved
US detains Vietnamese pangasius over use of tasteless smoke
The Asian fish that closely resembles and competes against American catfish has run into its first major snag since the US switched which regulator has authority over it
Vietnamese shrimp driving country’s 18% seafood export increase
Vietnamese pangasius is also on the rise
USDA focuses on wild-caught catfish as enforcement date looms
The United States Department of Agriculture is offering last-minute training as the transition period for its new catfish inspection rule is just days from ending
Trump 2018 budget proposal would nix catfish inspection program
Program cut would result in $2.5 million cut to federal 2017 funding level; proposal receives warm welcome from NFI VP of communications Gavin Gibbons
NHL hockey fan ejected for throwing catfish onto ice
An ice hockey fan at the Stanley Cup Final was ejected from the game on Sunday for flinging a 20-pound catfish onto the ice