| Abstract: |
An investigation by the New York State attorney general’s office and Northeastern’s Ocean Genome Legacy Center has shown that species are misidentified in more than a quarter of the fish sold at New York grocery stores. In most cases, the mislabeling resulted in a cheaper fish being sold as a more expensive one. The report, released on Friday, was the result of a year-long inquiry that began in late 2017. Investigators purchased fish at 155 locations across the state, recording their labels and price, and shipped samples of each purchase to the Ocean Genome Legacy Center to determine the true species. |
