Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Mississippi are attempting to expand the state’s seafood-labeling law after two high-profile cases of mislabeling emerged and authorities have increased awareness of the prevalence of imported seafood.
“I believe the consumer or tourist in Mississippi has a right to know what they’re purchasing. There have been cases of misleading,” Representative Brent Anderson, the legislator who introduced the bill, told the Biloxi Sun Herald.
Current state law forbids restaurants, retailers, and wholesalers from implying that foreign-origin shrimp or crawfish is a locally caught product. Anderson’s bill would expand that law to cover all seafood and require establishments to display country of origin information clearly.
The legislation comes after ...
