'Mystery Fish': Study Finds Rampant Fish Fraud in Ottawa Restaurants and Sushi Spots
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [National Post] - December 5, 2017
Seafood testing in Ottawa revealed “alarming levels of fraud,” according to a report released by conservation group Oceana Canada. Seafood fraud is a huge issue worldwide and is “allegedly worth more than the heroin trade and firearms trafficking combined,” Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie University said in a statement.
45 out of 98 seafood samples – nearly half – were mislabelled, Oceana Canada found. The group selected specimens from restaurants and grocery stores “based on their popularity, including among politicians and decision-makers, and their proximity to Parliament Hill, government offices and media headquarters.”
Previous studies have shown that as much as 41 per cent of the seafood sold in Canadian grocery stores and ...
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