Evidence Found of Seafood Fraud in Nearly 30% of Restaurants in Louisiana’s Capital City
Evidence Found of Seafood Fraud in Nearly 30% of Restaurants in Louisiana’s Capital City
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Glenda Beasley
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gb@seadconsulting.com
New Labeling Laws in Effect Jan 1, 2024 are a Start, Genetic Testing and Enforcement Can Make it Stop
New Labeling Laws in Effect Jan 1, 2024 are a Start, Genetic Testing and Enforcement Can Make it Stop
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Interviews Available Upon Request*
Founder of SeaD Consulting
Chief Scientific Officer
Chief Operations Officer
*Other available interviews upon request:
Doug Olander, Owner of Big D Seafood Fishing Dock and Commercial Fisherman, New Iberia, LA
Andrew Blanchard, Shrimp Processor, Louisiana Shrimp Task Force
Sources:
Testing Report (Baton Rouge, 12/3-12/5)
Simplified Methodology of restaurant selection
FTC Letter Warns Against Deceptive Marketing Practices in Seafood Restaurants
Business Insider “Why Louisiana’s $1.3 Billion Shrimp Industry Could Go Extinct
Florida State University
Southern Shrimp Alliance
Nationalfisherman
Seafoodsource
Intrafish
NOAA Fisheries