Senate Committee Approves Additional Money For Seafood Inspection

September 27, 2019 Halle Parker, Houma Today

Sen. John Kennedy announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee, which he sits on, approved the appropriations bill for agriculture, rural development, the Food and Drug Administration and related agencies for fiscal year 2020 last week.

Government Spending Bill Includes New Funds for FDA Seafood Inspections

February 18, 2019 Southern Shrimp Alliance

Congress has passed a funding bill that provides the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with significant additional resources to address contaminated seafood products that are introduced to the U.S. market.