New Legislation proposed and passed giving more funding to be used for specifically inspecting foreign seafood imports. This is HUGE for the promotion of locally grown seafood here in the US. Keep our high quality seafood here on our plates.

https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2018/07/26/us-budget-fix-would-give-fda-26-boost-to-handle-seafood/

Curious about seafood fraud and mislabeling? Check out this study. https://oceana.org/sites/default/files/National_Seafood_Fraud_Testing_Results_Highlights_FINAL.pdf

Are you sure you’re getting the fish you asked for? Maybe, maybe not, but do you know what’s worse? The fact that your seafood market or restaurant may not know that fish is definitely what it’s labeled as. They may not even know where it was really farmed or caught. Always ask questions - what is the fish, where it is from, how it was raised. “The GAO ranked imported seafood according to the worst results, noting that 12% of shrimp (67 out of 550 samples taken), 11% of tilapia (28 out of 258 samples), and 9% of catfish or pangasius (3 of 33 samples) tested positive for unsafe levels of drug residues.” (Undercurrent News article, link above) Support US farm raised and US caught! Read the fine print on packaging. Ask the grocery clerk at the fish counter who supplied their seafood and if they have ever verified where it comes from. You, and now, hopefully, a bit more of the FDA, are the frontline in the quality of the seafood on your plate.