DNA testing of retail seafood finds that fish fraud is rampant around the nation.
By Paul Adams Posted 02.21.2013 at 6:31 pm 4 Comments

What Is That Snapper Really?
What Is That Snapper Really? Oceana

Oceana, an organization dedicated to ocean conservation, has bought over 1,200 samples of fish from restaurants and stores around the country, and submitted them to DNA testing to identify their species.

The final report, released today, shows that almost all fish labeled as snapper is not snapper; "white tuna" is really escolar (which is banned in Italy and Japan for its gastric volatility but is in fact rich and delicious); and in general, a third of all fish is sold under false names.

Kansas City is one of the only locations where a fish labeled snapper was actually a snapper. Other national highlights: In Texas, 49 percent of fish was mislabeled; in Chicago, a fish labeled Alaskan cod was actually the unusual threadfin slickhead; and not a single New York sushi restaurant had all its fish correctly labeled.

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christatenner
02/21/13 at 9:48 pm

before I saw the receipt for $8798, I be certain that...my... neighbours mother realey making money parttime on there computar.. there dads buddy had bean doing this for under 18 months and resently repaid the loans on there mini mansion and got a top of the range Mini Cooper. read more at...... BIT40.ℂOℳ

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Greenmatrix
02/21/13 at 11:37 pm

It seems this abuse of food labeling for extra profit margins extends beyond some shady meat traders in Europe. No wonder since this global indystry has never faced much negative attentions. Good that dna evidence can now be used and that the lid is finally beginning to open up. With so much massive misslabeling it seems fish labeling is even a worse and bigger issue then the horse problem.

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lucas-not to mention
02/21/13 at 11:45 pm

...seems like something fishy is going on here...



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