James RickardWhen is a fish a fish?
February 28th 2010 01:37
It's going to take the U.S. Government to determine if certain fish from Vietnam are actually catfish because the imports are hurting domestic business.
In order to begin their campaign, U.S. catfish producers must get the Department of Agriculture to say the fish from Vietnam is truly a catfish. Sounds simple, right? There may be trouble because only seven years ago catfish farmers successfully lobbied to have the Vietnamese fish designated as something other than a catfish.
Manipulation of food names is nothing new. Only three years ago Maine lobster-men fought restaurants offering "langostino lobster," with the a claim that they are actually crabs.
In Europe, Peruvian sardines we almost called "sprats" or "pilchards" until the European Union weighed in.
You can read more about this go-round here.
In order to begin their campaign, U.S. catfish producers must get the Department of Agriculture to say the fish from Vietnam is truly a catfish. Sounds simple, right? There may be trouble because only seven years ago catfish farmers successfully lobbied to have the Vietnamese fish designated as something other than a catfish.
Manipulation of food names is nothing new. Only three years ago Maine lobster-men fought restaurants offering "langostino lobster," with the a claim that they are actually crabs.
In Europe, Peruvian sardines we almost called "sprats" or "pilchards" until the European Union weighed in.
You can read more about this go-round here.
Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!
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