INDIANOLA, Miss. — September 27, 2013 — Catfish Farmers of America (CFA) blasted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today for failing to properly inspect imported seafood after high levels of formaldehyde were recently found in Asian imported fish.
"The FDA is failing miserably when it comes to protecting consumers from the dangers of imported seafood and catfish," said Ben Pentecost, Mississippi catfish farmer and President of CFA.
According to a September Food Safety News article, researchers in North Carolina found that a large number of fish imported from Asian countries contained "unnatural levels" of formaldehyde, a toxic chemical commonly used as a disinfectant or embalming agent. When researchers tested U.S. fish of the same species, they found no harmful chemicals.
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