Fish from China, yet Another Recall!

According to a recent article on cnn.com, on the health page there is news that the FDA has blocked the importation of 5 species of fish from China.

The fish which have been blocked specifically from China are shrimp, catfish, eel, basa and dace.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced last Thursday that they were blocking the import of the Chinese fish until the importers can prove the fish are not contaminated.

The FDA has announced an alert against several species of imported Chinese farmed seafood. The reason for this is the alarming number of cases of contamination with drugs and food additives. Basically, imported food from China has gotten a bad reputation with the FDA, and it is not certain when the alert will be removed, according to the CNN report.

The species blocked include catfish, eel, shrimp, basa and dace. It was also reported on CNN that 10% of the catfish eaten in the United States is imported from China.

The drugs found in the species of seafood include antimicrobials and nitrofuran, malachite green, gentian violet and floroquinolones. Each of these chemicals are not approved by the FDA and are not allowed in farmed seafood within the United States. The chemicals have all shown to cause cancer when eaten for long periods of time.

While alerts and recommendation shave been filtering through the media waves in regard to imported food from China, Thursday's recent alert is said to be the highest.

The FDA is laying down the law when it comes to imported food, in order for the safety of the nation's citizens.

The food will not be allowed in the United States until it is 100% free from before stated chemicals.

Also according to CNN, China is currently the world's largest producer of farmed fish and seafood. Last year, the FDA put an alert on all Chinese eel after tests showed residues of an antimicrobial agent.

Bans on Chinese imports are nothing new in the United States.