Just a shift of the burden of proof.  It has effects.  Chinese shipments of seafood increased by 193% since 2001.  But now the FDA has shifted the burden of proving safety to the importers bringing in the shrimp; catfish; eel; basa, which are similar to catfish; and dace, similar to carp.  Andrew Martin of the New York Times reported the story. 

The F.D.A. said it decided to take the action after years of warnings and even a visit to Chinese fish ponds that resulted in no signs of improvement. But Dr. David Acheson, the F.D.A.’s assistant commissioner for food protection, stressed that the seafood posed no immediate health threat, though long-term consumption could result in health problems.

Memo to Acheson:  Lead paint poses no "immediate health threat" either.  But long term consumption also causes problems.

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