Bill Would Require Louisiana Restaurants to Tell Customers if Seafood is Imported

A bill in Louisiana’s House would require restaurants to notify consumers if its seafood is imported from outside of the United States, reports Houma Today.

In 2018, shrimpers along Louisiana’s coast called for legislators to provide assistance during tough economic times.

They say part of the issue “stems from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s lax inspection of foreign shrimp and crawfish from southeast Asia,” industry leaders said.

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