Landrieu Amendment toxic imported shrimp can not be avoided in order to pass

Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to amend the Act on the modernization of food safety protection, the Americans shrimp imports dangerous.

The amendment would have the FDA review 20 percent of the import dependency in 2015. Currently, the FDA reviews of less than 2 percent of these imports. With 80 percent of shrimp in the United States, consisting of imports used, and state control to find issues of consistency, it is inadmissible, this test a small amount.

Bill is also food importers needed to register with the FDA to prevent companies from countervailing duty and false labeling to avoid land of origin. "We have repeatedly shown that companies use unscrupulous Prevention same rules - such as coverage and the false labeling - two U.S. laws on food safety and fair trade to escape the law," John Williams, Executive Director Alliance of Southern Shrimp said.

Finally, the change of country eating with child labor from the export to the United States produces prohibited. human rights abuses such as these tend to go together with fish in corrupt countries like Bangladesh and Thailand.

A change to protect raw oysters to go, proving once again the ignorant and misguided priorities of the current leadership. When it comes, the Food Safety Modernization Act is a step in the right direction, but the other too little, too late action by Congress.

Japan and the European Union now check 100 percent of shrimp imports from Vietnam after finding widespread contamination. The Today Show and NBC Nightly News both reported on the dangers of imported shrimp. Alabama regulators to reject 50 percent of shrimp imported by pollution. Obviously there is a problem with imported shrimp, which must be addressed.

Because of this laxity and lack of customs duties, is imported shrimp are often sold at a lower price than domestic products, putting honest shrimpers out of business. "Bad actors involved in the treatment of U.S. consumers in danger and destruction of the business of shrimp of the family," Williams said.

The bill must now be linked to a House version passed in line early this year and is then sent to President Obama for his signature.