Oceana Claims Over 75% of Americans Would Pay Premium Prices for Accurately Labeled Seafood
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Supermarket News] by Liz Webber - September 28, 2016
Over three-quarters of Americans who consumed seafood in the past month would pay more for “legally caught and honestly labeled” seafood, according to a new survey commissioned by ocean conservation group Oceana.
Consumers differed in how much more they would pay to know that their seafood was accurately labeled. One-fifth would pay 1%-4% more, one-quarter would pay 5%-9% more, 21% would pay 10%-19% more, and one-tenth would pay 20% or more.
The survey also found a majority of respondents believe species substitution or seafood mislabeling is a problem in the U.S., with 30% saying it is a major problem and 41% indicating it is a minor problem...
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