FSIS Proposes Adding China, Thailand, Vietnam to List of Countries Allowed to Send Catfish to US

The Food Safety and Inspection Service will allow imports of Siluriformes fish and fish products (i.e., catfish) from Thailand, China and Vietnam as eligible to export Siluriformes fish and fish products (i.e., catfish) to the U.S., the agency said in three notices. The listing of each country of the list of eligible exporting countries follows FSIS reviews of each country's laws and inspection systems that determined equivalent safety to the U.S. meat inspections, it said. "Only raw Siluriformes fish and fish products produced in certified" establishments in each country are eligible for export to the U.S., FSIS said.