Three way to help determine if seafood is mislabled

Three Ways to Help Determine if Seafood Is Mislabeled

For the average diner, it can be difficult, if not nearly impossible, to determine if the tuna or red snapper in your sushi is actually what it's claimed to be. That said, there are some ways to protect yourself against rampant seafood fraud:⁵

1. Ask questions. Consumers should ask more questions, including what kind of fish it is, if it is wild or farm raised, and where, when and how it was caught
2. Check the price. If the price is too good to be true, it probably is, and you are likely purchasing a completely different species than what is on the label.
3. Purchase the whole fish. When possible, purchase the whole fish, which makes it more difficult to swap one species for another.

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