Guess again, a lot of fish are mislabeled. According to Oceana, a quarter of grouper in the US are mislabeled. Considering that the US seafood industry is over billions of dollars the fraud is not immaterial.
Fortunately, researchers at University of Southern Florida invented a device that analyzes the fish's RNA in about 90 minutes to deter fraud.
This is a vast improvement but 90 minutes still seems long. Hopefully, the time will be cut down and a smart phone app may be developed in the future for further efficiency.
So what do we do about fish fraud in the mean time?
1.Demand your local retailer to strengthen the identification of fishes (Whole Foods is a good example).
2. Eat fish that are more easily identifiable and less subject to fraud ^^
*Picture taken in Nicaragua
Next time we will talk about financial fraud. Be skeptical and remain safe.
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