Imported Fish with Banned Chemicals Reaching U.S. Consumers
More than 80 percent of the fish consumed in the U.S. is imported, even though there long have been questions about whether imported seafood is safe to eat. A recent government report declared that the FDA's inspection system is so haphazard that seafood tainted with banned and potentially harmful drugs may be getting into this country. FairWarning has found that the potential problem is already a reality, and that tainted fish are winding up on American dinner plates.