Apirl 14, 2026 — Fraud may affect as much as 20 percent of the world’s seafood trade, according to a new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The report, “Food fraud in the fisheries and aquaculture sector,” reviewed how fraud occurs across seafood supply chains and examined how emerging analytical tools, including DNA testing, isotope analysis, and nuclear magnetic resonance, can help regulators detect mislabeling and other forms of deception.