MISSION STATEMENT

Catfish Lover website’s PRIMARY mission is to assist you in finding restaurants across America
Who specialize in serving USA grown catfish. 

This INTRO page mission is to address consumer/industry needs regarding the MOST IMPORTANT information required to make a valued decision to satisfy your preference for USA grown catfish….that being COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN labeling on menus or store décor. 

TO GO DIRECTLY TO RESTAURANT LOCATOR PAGES, CLICK HERE!
http://catfishlover.com/restaurants/

Results of recent polls indicate that  85% of catfish lovers prefer USA grown Channel Catfish with COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING IN RESTAURANTS.

Due to the lack of restaurants being required to advise “country of origin” on menus and menu boards in food service outlets,  the door has been opened for“catfish-like” products to be sold.  This comes  without the consumer having the benefit of making a decision worthy of consideration for what the poll indicates that consumers desire ...

USA grown Channel Catfish with COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING IN RESTAURANTS..

NOTE: Due to increase in market share of imported fish, this website is upgrading all restaurants showing information on each listing with country-of-origin catfish that they are serving. 
Additional information for website /menu listing has also been added
Please contact us for changes to your State and individual listing.
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RESTAURANT OWNERS AND FOOD SERVICE SPECIALIST:

If you use country of origin in your business and you commit to the serving of USA GROWN CATFISH, you stand an 85% chance  that you will appeal to more customers.

Serving USA GROWN CATFISH will increase your sales and customer satisfaction.  It is worth the difference in increased sales and profits. 

IMPORTED CATFISH

The tarnished brand of “Product of Vietnam” / “Product of China” in an increasing variety of food/food manufacturing commodities,  as well as toys, clothing, and other consumer goods,  brings forth the need for USA consumers to have “country-of-origin” requirements on menus of  restaurant/food service outlet for “catfish” and “catfish-like” items.  Why???

Today, the catfish-like species from Vietnam/China mostly, have garnered a marketshare of 49% of the U.S. catfish fillet consumption. This means you the consumer stand a 50/50 chance of being served an imported “catfish” fillet on your lunch or dinner outing.

          These imports (catfish-like due to barbells (whiskers) under their lower jaw)  are of a different species than the native channel catfish produced in the growing regions in the South.  e.g. pangasius species – which is marketed as “catfish,   “basa” , SWAI and another 50 marketing names in the USA in restaurants across the nation.

These imported fish have certain problems of which food safety is paramount.  With the work load of FDA at dockside inspections of catfish coming into the USA,  less than 2% of total incoming imported fillets are being inspected, and the rest just flow uninspected into the distribution channels and ultimately on more and more plates of food menued as “catfish”.

There are many instances of food safety problems in the 98% of imported “catfish” that the FDA cannot inspect.  The state of Alabama is the leader in state inspections of imported seafood and catfish-substituted fish.  Look at this YouTube® video from television investigative report at an Atlanta station. This is not the only documentation of food safety issues.

Watch this Youtube® video regarding food safety issues
within imported seafood, especially catfish.

Click here to watch video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0F8x4i5GYE&feature=related

This message brought to you as a public service by USACatfish.com.

USACatfish™ is 100% HAACP/FDA inspected (and by other government agencies) and the USA catfish industry has over 40 years of never having a recall due to food safety issues.
Your choice should be clear…look for Product of USA country of origin labeling on any pack of catfish you buy, retail or food service.

IF IT DOES NOT SAY USA,  ASK FOR USA

ASK FOR, DEMAND USA,  BUY USA,  A FOOD SAFETY TRACK RECORD YOU CAN TRUST

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My name is James E. Popejoy Sr. and as such, 
am totally responsible for all the content on this website.
Contact Point is listed under “Contact”
Thank you!