This New Seafood Law Will Change Restaurant Menus on the MS Gulf Coast, Leaving Locals Torn
Mississippi's new seafood labeling law went into effect Tuesday, forcing some Coast restaurants to make changes. Passed on June 10, an expansion of House Bill 602 requires all seafood and crawfish sold in the state to be labeled as either "domestic" or "imported" on all signage, menus, packaging and online listings.
A task force composed of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce will ensure that wholesalers, processors, retailers and food service establishments are in compliance with...
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