date:Nov 18, 2013
catfish are safe for consumers to eat.
Vietnam, a large exporter of catfish and one of the nations in the trade talks, says it is nothing more than a trade barrier in disguise.
And it's not even a good disguise, it's clearly a thinly veiled attempt designed to keep out fish from countries like Vietnam, said Le Chi Dzung, who heads the economics section at the Vietnamese embassy in Washington.
Last week Vietnamese trade officials wrote to US Secretary of State John Kerry, the White House and