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Beware Seafood Mislabelling

Seafood mislabelling persistent throughout supply chain, study finds. Researchers examined 203 samples from 12 key targeted species collected from various importers, processing plants and retailers in Ontario. Of the samples, 141 were from retailers, 51 from importers and 11 from processing plants. The findings revealed 32 per cent of the samples overall were mislabelled. The mislabelling rate was 17.6 per cent at the import stage, 27.3 per cent at processing plants and 38.1 per cent at retailers. Source 9h.

Mislabelling Seafood Beware

That's not good at all, and it could be potentially dangerous for some people as well. If certain companies make the mistake of mislabelling who knows what goes on for the production and sanitary process for the seafood itself!