Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is renewing his call for President Trump and Louisiana’s Congressional delegation to impose a 10-cent-per-pound seafood inspection fee.
“That would allow them to hire thousands of inspectors to inspect more imported seafood. We inspect less than 5% of the imported seafood,” Nungesser explained.
This is in response to the massive recall of potentially radioactive shrimp imported from Indonesia that was being sold in Walmart stores in 13 states, including Louisiana. Lieutenant Governor Nungesser says shrimp is coming in from overseas infected with antibiotics all the time, and it’s ending up on American’s dinner plates far too often.
“We know this stuff is coming in infected, yet we need our congressional delegation to stand up to the lobbying efforts that are importing this garbage and get some inspectors. Add a fee on, and let’s inspect more of this seafood,” Nungesser said.
Nungesser says this is why Louisiana passed a law that requires restaurants and suppliers to clearly indicate whether their seafood is imported or not.
“We’ve been getting a message across America to mark on the menus, which we pass those laws here. You have to mark if it’s imported seafood, so you know what you’re eating in Louisiana,” Nungesser said.
