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Last November, NBC had Jeff Rossen file an Investigation into the safety of imports of catfish, shrimp, crabmeat and talapia, alleging that fish farms in Vietnam and other east Asian countries use toxic antibiotics and sewage-polluted waters. Rossen revealed that the FDA tests less than 2% of imported seafood for safety; seafood importers responded that this was a trade issue being raised by domestic fish farms, not a safety problem at all. Fast forward three months and CBS' Mark Strassmann takes a trip to Greensboro, the Catfish Capital of Alabama: "American farmers say unlike their fish, foreign catfish is suspect, full of antibiotics and other chemicals banned to American farmers as unhealthy." They want increased USDA inspection of imports; seafood importers respond that this was a trade issue being raised by domestic fish farms, not a safety problem at all.
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