Seafood Fraud on the Rise: Investigation Exposes Mislabeled Shrimp

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

Seafood Fraud on the Rise: Investigations Expose Widespread Mislabeled Shrimp in Mississippi Gulf Coast Restaurants

Only 8 Restaurants out of 44 are selling local caught as advertised.

File Downloads

Video

Restaurant Broll (mov)

Biloxi Shrimp Boats (mp4)

Types of Deceptive Practices (mp4)

The Industry is in Crisis, Save our Shrimpers (mp4)

Graphics & Photos

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)

Pricing Snapshot

Simplified Methodology of restaurant selection

Royal Red Document

Royal Red Info

Royal Red Testimony

FDA Name List for Royal Reds

FDA Name List for Argentine Red Shrimp

FTC Letter Warns Against Deceptive Marketing Practices in Seafood Restaurants

https://lailluminator.com/2024/09/30/testing-finds-mostly-foreign-shrimp-at-louisiana-shrimp-petroleum-festival/

Business Insider “Why Louisiana’s $1.3 Billion Shrimp Industry Could Go Extinct

Florida State University

Southern Shrimp Alliance

Nationalfisherman

Seafoodsource

Intrafish

NOAA Fisheries