Better Seafood Board Continues its Commitment to Economic Integrity with Third Edition of Best Practices
The updated best practices include a new principle: “Products are correctly labeled for all added ingredients, including water.” …
Seafood Fraud
Everything is Bigger and Better in Texas, Including Seafood-Consumer Fraud
A recent investigation into seafood labeling practices at restaurants in Galveston and Kemah revealed significant seafood fraud, with troubling implications for consumers, local shrimpers, and the regional economy. …
New York Fisherman and Fish Dealer Charged with Conspiracy, Fraud, and Obstruction
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York unsealed the indictment of one fisherman, a wholesale fish dealer, and two of its managers for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and obstruction in connection with a scheme to illegally overharvest fluke and black sea bass. …
Government Of Canada Takes Action on Fish Fraud
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is addressing the issue of food fraud so Canadians can be confident that the food they buy is accurately represented. …
Revealed: Seafood Fraud Happening On a Vast Global Scale
A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies of more than 9,000 seafood samples from restaurants, fishmongers and supermarkets in more than 30 countries found that 36% were mislabelled, exposing seafood fraud on a vast global scale. …