to the United States for several reasons. U.S. per capita
fish consumption has increased over 50 percent since 1980.
More than three-fourths of total U.S. fish consumption
comes from imports. Although there is no evidence that
imported food is necessarily riskier, a number of the countries
exporting seafood to the U.S. have poorer internal
control systems and/or are in tropical areas where toxin and
bacteria hazards are higher. Seafood safety and trade issues
are complex due to the diversity of harvest methods, production
areas, markets, and seafood species involved.
Issues in Diet, Safety, and Health / Agriculture Information Bulletin Number 789-7 February 2004
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aib789/aib789-7/aib789-7.pdf
