The list of reasons to buy your seafood from a trusted source is long, and getting longer. In 2013 Oceana released a report that included 1,200 seafood samples from 674 retail outlets, in 21 states. The results were concerning. A full 33% of samples were mislabeled, most commonly snapper (87%) and tuna (59%). Only 7 of the 120 samples of snapper were actually snapper! 7!? Los Angeles fared the worst with 55% of samples mislabeled. Boston came in at 48% and Miami 31%.

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It should come as no surprise that Knowing Your Seafood 101 includes knowing the actual fish you are eating, not trusting what it says on the package. There is a blatant lack of regulation in seafood labeling, so it’s up to you to buy from a reputable source, with traceable and sustainable suppliers. If you don’t know what you’re eating, you don’t know how it was caught/farmed. And without knowing that, you could be inadvertently supporting atrocious fishing practices, and/or subjecting you and your family to unnecessary health risks. So don’t trust that label, trust your fish monger, and ask questions.

To view Oceana’s full report, click this link: http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/National_Seafood_Fraud_Testing_Results_Highlights_FINAL.pdf

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