Federal lawmakers from Mississippi promote legislation imposing stricter testing on foreign shrimp - SuperTalk Mississippi

Federal lawmakers from Mississippi promote legislation imposing stricter testing on foreign shrimp - SuperTalk Mississippi

A pair of federal lawmakers from Mississippi are leading the way in promoting legislation aimed at protecting local seafood producers and protecting American consumers from untested foreign products. U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.), along with Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Troy Carter (D-La.), have introduced the Safer Shrimp Imports Act, a bipartisan bill seeking to tighten federal inspection standards for imported shrimp. The legislation is a compan…