date:Dec 14, 2012
es as the fish decays.
The perishability of seafood is a huge issue, says Warner. Chances of scromboid poisoning (illness from decaying fish) increases the longer the fish is out of the sea, she says.
Tackling the Problem
Whether it is an economic or health issue, or both, seafood fraud is an illegal, punishable crime one that can be hard to detect.
Seafood is so much more complicated than any other food commodity, says Gall. When you think about the possibility that there are 500 different