| Title : |
Seafood Fraud: Is your hake fake? Not if it's ecolabeled! |
| Author(s) : |
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| Source : |
PerishableNews |
| Year : |
2019 |
| Link : |
https://www.perishablenews.com/seafood/seafood-fraud-is-your-hake-fake-not-if-its-ecolabeled/ |
| Country : |
United States of America |
| Commodity: |
SE-Fish and fish products
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| Abstract: |
DNA barcoding of more than 1400 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has shown that less than 1% were mislabeled, compared with a reported average global seafood mislabeling rate of 30 percent. These results published in the journal Current Biology suggests that the MSC’s ecolabeling and Chain of Custody program is an effective deterrent for systematic and deliberate species substitution and fraud. The MSC is a global non-profit that sets a benchmark for sustainable fishing and traceable supply chains. |
