Dealers of Foreign Seafood Could Face New Labeling, Licensing Rules
May 13, 2024 | 1 min to read
The Louisiana Senate passed Senate Bill 62, sponsored by Sen. Mike Fesi, aimed at enhancing labeling and licensing for imported seafood. With unanimous support, the bill mandates that seafood products disclose their country of origin and specify the percentages of imported versus domestic catch. This legislation seeks to prevent the misrepresentation of foreign seafood as local by outlawing misleading packaging that exploits Louisiana cultural references. The bill now moves to the House for further consideration.
Senate passes bill to crack down on imported shrimp and crawfish
The Louisiana Senate approved a bill that would usher in new labeling and licensing requirements for companies that import foreign seafood into the state.
Senate Bill 62, sponsored by Sen. Mike Fesi, R-Houma, cleared the chamber with unanimous support and will head to the House for consideration.
Fesi’s proposal would adopt new sanitation and labeling laws to prevent processors from misrepresenting foreign seafood as domestic with deceptive packaging that exploits Louisiana cultural references and images. Any imported or commingled seafood product would be required to clearly state the country of origin on its packaging, and commingled products would need to clearly indicate the percentages of imported and domestic catch.
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