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Public health alert issued for catfish product sold in Asian grocery stores in USA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for siluriformes (catfish) products imported by Grand BK Corporation, a major food distributor for Hmart Group, one of the largest Asian-style supermarkets in the U.S.

The Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S.A.-based company imported Spicy Catfish Stew from South Korea, a country ineligible to export siluriformes products to the U.S., FSIS said in a press release.

The agency did not request a recall because the products are no longer available for purchase. The Spicy Catfish Stew was shipped to retailers in the U.S. states of Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, and sold through internet sales nationwide…

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