Guangzhou salmon: consumer preference for 'Norwegian' leads to widespread falsification, smuggling
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [163.com] Translated by Amy Zhong - Oct 29, 2014
In Guangzhou around 20% of the salmon have entered the market through smuggling. This was determined after an investigation into the sales of Norwegian salmon in the region.
There are only 15 supplier partners of Norwegian salmon who have been certified by the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) in Guangzhou.
So where has the large amount of salmon in the market come from?
Earlier in the month Guangzhou Daily has published an article titled “The salmon sales has dropped by half in Guangzhou owing to the online rumor that salmon is related to Ebola virus” and it has drawn the attention of a lot of consumers, who inquired this reporter about the salmon’s place of origin. So with these questions in mind, the reporter has been visiting the markets during the past few days and found that most salmon in Guangzhou have been from Norway, Canada and Chile. But because the local consumers think that Norwegian salmon are better than the others, some sellers have been lying about the source of their salmon.....
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