date:Feb 11, 2019
t stage, 27.3% at processing plants and 38.1% at retailers.
The higher mislabelling rate in samples collected from retailers, compared to that for samples collected from importers, indicates the role of distribution and repackaging in seafood mislabelling, said Hanner.
Its either economically motivated, meaning cheaper fish are being purposely mislabelled as more expensive fish, he added.
Or its inconsistent labelling regulations between countries and the use of broader common names being use