date:Mar 08, 2019
Seafood fraud is still a problem in the U.S., despite a 2018 government program attempting to curb the practice, a new study has found.
The report, published Thursday by advocacy group Oceana, found that 21 percent of fish not under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program are mislabeled in grocery stores and restaurants.
The organization tested 449 fish from more than 250 grocery stores, markets and restaurants in 24 states and Washington, D.C. between March and August 2018.
They analyzed fish