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My understanding is that these types of dupes have been going on for decades. I didn't know about the deceptions in white fish, but my mom has frequently told
by vonmoltke 10y ago
My understanding is that these types of dupes have been going on for decades. I didn't know about the deceptions in white fish, but my mom has frequently told me that my grandpa (a Swedish commercial fisherman who emigrated to New Jersey) often identified shark being sold as swordfish or other muscular, and more expensive, fish.
- jedmeyers 10y agoIf you look at the provided Seafood Fraud map, most of the SF Bay Area 'mislabeling' incidents come from one report dated 2008 [1]. So yes, it's at least 8 years old at this time. [1] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320708001328 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320708...
- orky56 10y agoVery small sample sized and dated. However, we shouldn't extrapolate either way whether things have improved, stayed the same, or deteriorated.