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Vietnamese pangasius clears USDA’s first hurdle, but two more ahead

Vietnam, China and Thailand all have satisfied the US Department of Agriculture’s first test for continuing to send pangasius to the United States, but two more tests remain.

Just those three of the 14 countries that initially expressed interest in continuing to export siluriformes – the genus of fish that includes pangasius and domestic catfish – to the US will be able to do so. They have successfully filled out their self reporting tools (SRTs) in a way that indicates their approach to guaranteeing the safety of their fish is equivalent to the standards maintained by the US, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday…

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