Business · 06/02/2002Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

FDA Announces Guidance on Catfish Names, Exemptions for Certain Fish

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a document outlining its plan to enforce a 2002 law that restricts the use of the term 'catfish' on fish products, while allowing certain fish from the Ictaluridae family to be labeled as such.