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Title : Fish fraud: Seafood mislabeling persistent throughout supply chain
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Source : Barfblog
Year : 2019
Link : https://www.barfblog.com/2019/02/fish-fraud-seafood-mislabeling-persistent-throughout-supply-chain/
Country : Canada
Commodity: SE-Fish and fish products
Abstract: Not only does Canada continue to have a problem with fish mislabelling, but that problem persists throughout the supply chain, according to a first-ever study by University of Guelph researchers. U of G researchers found 32 per cent of fish were mislabelled and the number of incorrectly identified samples became compounded as the samples moved through the food system. “ We’ve been doing seafood fraud studies for a decade,” said Prof. Robert Hanner, lead author and associate director for the Canadian Barcode of Life Network. “We know there are problems.