Seafood Fraud on the Rise: Investigations Expose Widespread Mislabeled Shrimp in Mississippi Gulf Coast Restaurants
Media Liaison
Glenda Beasley
(512) 750-5199
gb@seadconsulting.com
Only 8 Restaurants out of 44 are selling local caught as advertised.
Press Release
Only 8 Restaurants out of 44 are selling local caught as advertised.
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Shrimp Dishes (zip)
Argentina "Royal Reds" described in menus (zip)
Sampling photo (zip)
Testing workflow photo (jpg)
RIGHTTest Logo (png)
RIGHTTest Equipment (zip)
Interviews Available Upon Request*
Dave Williams
Founder of SeaD Consulting
Dr. Prashant Singh
Chief Scientific Officer
Erin Williams
Director of Business Development
*Other available interviews upon request:
John Williams, Executive Director of the Southern Shrimp Alliance
Jeremy Zirlott, Boat Owner and Processor, Bayou La Batre, Alabama
Sources:
Testing Report (Mississippi 11/8/24- 11/21/24)
Simplified Methodology of restaurant selection
FDA Name List for Argentine Red Shrimp
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