implemented. why is that? we can t address that for you. the fda said that policy question was outside the scope of the import director oos expertise. . so e we can t talk about the report at all? back at headquarters the agency said it stood by its original official response in 2011 saying the report may not result in. a full understanding of its seafood safety program. we re not holding imported product to the same standard as we hold our growers in the united states. but is there a solution? a way the united states could farm more fish? if you don t want to eat anything that s been developed more than 100 miles away, you have to learn how to grow it within 100 miles. don kent at the research institute is trying to build a massive fish farm off the coast
treated like evidence. you ve got to keep track of where it s been and who has handled it. this is the testing facility. these are fish over here that are being tested, trying to figure out if indeed they are safe. aluminum foil, special instruments, workers wearing gloves. they want to be very careful not to contaminate fish to make sure the records and testing is as accurate as possible. thousands of fish being tested since april 28th. that s a week after the oil spill. they re being brought here in these huge ice units. we re here in mississippi. yes. got a lot of fish behind you here. yes, bagged and tagged. bagged and tagged, yes they are. very important. this is a port of the process. dr. john design, head of the seafood safety program. the question always comes up, is the seafood safe? yes. and you say? yes. we have we have an extensive program in place. it s a cooperative program between noaa, fda, epa, the gulf states.