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The jurisdictional grab serves only to shield catfish farmers against competition at the expense of U.S. consumers.

The catfish inspection program is critical to public health.

Explicitly creating a program exclusively for catfish seems to be unnecessary, and it directs resources away from high-risk foods.

Both the FDA and the General Accountability Office agree that there is no food safety justification for this regulatory divide.