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Title : Fake sushi: The fight against seafood fraud
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Source : Earth.com
Year : 2018
Link : https://www.earth.com/news/fake-sushi-seafood-fraud/
Country : United States of America
Commodity: SE SeaFood-All
Abstract: If you’re a big fan of sushi, it’s likely you know all the different types and styles quite well – but it’s also highly likely that you’ve been served the wrong fish before, probably without even knowing. In a 2017 study, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, found through DNA analysis that the fish in 47 percent of the sushi they ordered at 26 Los Angeles sushi restaurants were mislabeled. Other studies have found that this trend is common both nationally and internationally. But why is this the case?