Lieutenant Governors Call for Increased Inspection Fees on Imported Seafood
A majority of lieutenant governors adopted a resolution at their annual meeting that proposes an inspection fee of 5 to 10 cents per pound of imported seafood, so that more inspectors can be hired. They want every lot of imported…
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seafood to be certified as complying with U.S. food and drug laws. The resolution, which was sponsored by National Lieutenant Governors Association members from Alaska, Louisiana, Connecticut, Delaware and Nevada, argues that the lack of inspections "can lead to unhealthy levels of chemicals and antibiotics in the seafood being consumed by Americans," and the lower standards for farmed seafood in Asia puts American seafood producers at a competitive disadvantage. The resolution said that American seafood that is shipped overseas for processing and returned for U.S. consumption should be exempt from the additional inspections.