Senators Secure Name Change for Alaska Pollock to 'Pollock' in Omnibus Budget Bill
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton - Dec 16, 2015
After more than two years of effort to unsucessfully get the FDA to change the labeling of Alaska pollock to 'pollock', Washington Senator Maria Cantwell announced that the bipartisan bill, supported by the Alaska and Washington Congressional delegations, will be included in the Omnibus budget bill expected to be passed to fund the government within a few days.
The bill will legally change the acceptable market name of Alaska pollock essentially outlawing Pollock harvested in Russia from being labeled as “Alaskan Pollock” in the supermarket. Representative Jamie Herrera Butler (WA-3) sponsored the bill in the House...
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