US FTC cautions Red Lobster, other restaurants on their seafood marketing efforts

A photo of a handwritten menu at a restaurant displaying the seafood catch it is offering
The letter recently sent by the FTC to top seafood restaurants is not a distinct warning but a reminder for these companies to check their marketing activities | Photo courtesy of Thinglass/Shutterstock
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U.S. Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya recently sent a letter to the top-grossing seafood restaurants in the country, cautioning them not to give their customers the false impression that they are eating wild-caught U.S. seafood when they are, in fact, serving imported, farm-raised seafood. “Many Americans are willing to pay a premium for wild-caught, American seafood. Those customers deserve to know when they are being offered the genuine article – and when they are being…


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