April 18, 2011 – A nonprofit found that many Los Angeles County restaurants and grocery stores are incorrectly labeling seafood.
Tests on seafood sold at Los Angeles-area sushi bars, other restaurants, and grocery stores show that more than half is incorrectly labeled, a nonprofit organization that advocates for ocean protection said this week.
"It is disheartening to know that consumers are not getting wait they pay for," said Beth Lowell, campaign director at Oceana, which is based in Washington, D.C. "Seafood fraud is not only ripping off consumers, but it is putting their health at risk and undermining their efforts to eat sustainably."
DNA testing carried out by Oceana confirms that 55 percent of the seafood sampled was mislabeled, according to an Oceana statement.
In May and December of 2011, Oceana staff and supporters collected 119 seafood samples from grocery stores, restaurants and sushi venues in Los Angeles and Orange counties, the group said.
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