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Did you even read the lede? >Scientists aiming their gene sequencers at commercial seafood are discovering rampant labeling fraud in supermarket coolers and re
by cosgroveb 15y ago
Did you even read the lede?
>Scientists aiming their gene sequencers at commercial seafood are discovering rampant labeling fraud in supermarket coolers and restaurant tables: cheap fish is often substituted for expensive fillets, and overfished species are passed off as fish whose numbers are plentiful.
The link states that overfished species are being intentionally mis-labelled. I would say that, yes, we might as well not bother if the seafood industry is going to pull these kind of shenanigans, absent some sort of regulation from the government (an unpopular sentiment here).
- Zarkonnen 15y agoWell, I'm actually all for government regulation of this kind of thing. In fact, I would argue that this is a wonderful example of a case where government regulation is required for the free market to function: markets depend on a good flow of correct information to function.
- dagw 15y agoabsent some sort of regulation from the government Surely there must be laws against this already. I have a hard time imagining that claiming that you're selling X when you're in actual fact selling Y is legal. If no one is being prosecuted it must be because the government doesn't care enough, not because they lack laws to prosecute under.
- rat 15y agoIt depends probably but I'm sure some areas the name of different foods are imprecise. Does caviar mean all fish eggs? all black fish eggs? Beluga, Ossetra or Sevruga sturgeon eggs? What about True cod. ect.
- fleitz 15y agoI think this issue would be well covered by fraud statutes. I don't see how additional regulations are necessary.