date:Jun 14, 2016
and Seafood Fraud was established in 2014. An action plan was released in 2015, requiring information to follow 13 at risk seafood types from the boat to the US. border. While this is a good first step, it leaves the rest of the seafood sold in the U.S. with no transparency. Seafood fraud occurs within this country too.
The report states that 74% of the 50 seafood types that have been mislabeled are not covered in this proposed rule. And 77% of the legal cases where seafood was ruled mislabeled