date:May 22, 2013
then the market name becomes the acceptable common name as provided in the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations guidelines.
The bill also specifically addresses halibut mislabeling by requiring that only the species Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Atlantic halibut) or Hippoglossus stenolepsis (Pacific halibut) can be labeled as halibut.
Finally, the legislation requires that salmon species be labeled by their scientific or accepted common name, which is especially important in the Pacific Northwest