September 23, 2013 — The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and the National Restaurant Association (NRA) have signed a memorandum of understanding, joining forces to combat seafood fraud. The NFI’s Better Seafood Board (BSB) will offer insight, advice and guidance on reliable seafood sourcing partners as well as provide a business-to-business venue to report suspected seafood fraud.
“The more we hear about fish fraud in the media the more finger pointing we see,” said BSB Secretary Lisa Weddig. “Is it a case of species substitution by the distributor or is it menu mislabeling? We want to take the mystery out of that scenario and make sure restaurants and seafood providers are working together.”
The BSB will make menu-labeling review services available to NRA member restaurants, and NRA will promote reputable BSB companies to its members.
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