The Surprising Importance of How We Label the Fish We Eat
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Washington Post] By Chelsea Harvey - July 23, 2015
Seafood lovers, beware: Taking a trip to your local fish market may be a more complicated endeavor than you thought.
Both catching and eating fish have sparked concerns in recent years over everything from the environmental impacts of fishing to the safety of the seafood consumers are eating. Another rising issue is the threat of seafood fraud, which is when one type of fish is sold under another, often more expensive, fish’s name. A 2012-2013 investigation by the Food and Drug Administration tested fish at the point of wholesale and found that 15 percent of those ...
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