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March 16, 2017 16:00 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

ASPA Leaders Thank Public Officials for Strong Support of the U.S. Shrimp Industry in USITC Sunset Review Case

WASHINGTON, March 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) held a public hearing to help decide whether to renew anti-dumping trade enforcement orders...
May 25, 2016 18:00 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

American Shrimp Processors Association Condemns Senate Vote Favoring Foreign Seafood Imports Over Consumer Safety

BILOXI, Miss., May 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Senate voted 55-43 today in support of Senate Resolution 28, which provides Congressional disapproval of a health and safety rule...
April 20, 2016 08:30 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

FDA Claims Right to Ban Malaysian Shrimp Imports Without Inspections

BILOXI, Miss., April 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an “Import Alert” for farmed shrimp from Malaysia. Of Malaysian shrimp sampled, 32 percent...
April 11, 2016 13:13 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

Imported Seafood Shipments Rejected by FDA for “Unsafe Levels of Filth and Bacteria”

BILOXI, Miss., April 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new USDA analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s import refusals report reveals that the FDA rejected tens of thousands of imported seafood...
February 12, 2016 16:16 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

American Shrimp Processors Association Applauds Passage of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act

BILOXI, Miss., Feb. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The US Senate today passed the Conference Report for H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (Customs Bill), an important piece of...
December 16, 2015 13:34 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

American Shrimp Processors Applaud AP Reporting About Slave-Peeled Shrimp From Thailand; Group Says: “Know Where Your Shrimp Come From”

BILOXI, Miss., Dec. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Shrimp Processors Association applauds the work in the AP investigative article this week about slave-peeled shrimp from Thailand being...
May 05, 2015 18:00 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

American Shrimp Processors Association Supports Bundle of International Trade Legislation

BILOXI, Miss., May 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA), who account for the majority of domestic, U.S. production of warm-water shrimp from Gulf...
April 24, 2015 15:29 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

American Shrimp Processors Association Agrees With Consumer Reports' Shrimp Report Released Today

BILOXI, Miss., April 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA), who account for the vast majority of domestic, U.S. production of warm-water shrimp from...
January 23, 2015 11:56 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

The American Shrimp Processors Association Joined Chef Scott Varnedoe at Mystick Krewe Louisiana Seafood Celebration in Washington, DC

BILOXI, Miss., Jan. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) recently joined award-winning Chef Scott Varnedoe of Restaurant IPO in Baton Rouge, La. at...
January 23, 2015 11:46 ET | Source: American Shrimp Processors Association

American Shrimp Processors Association Supports the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act

BILOXI, Miss., Jan. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) supports a new food safety bill introduced Tuesday in the Senate: Imported Seafood Safety Standards...