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Episode 147: Fish Fraud - Your Seafood Is Not What You Think It Is

Episode 147 Published 1 year, 5 months ago
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This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. Matthew Morris, a researcher who has discovered that roughly 1 in 5 seafood samples are mislabeled. Topics discussed include: how big the problem is in Canada; pickerel being a legally acceptable name for walleye; fish fraud; boat to table; fake "wild" foods; DNA barcodes; why mislabeling is occurring; the consequences of mislabeling; Escolar; why you should be careful with White Tuna; eating endangered species; contaminants in your fish; fish and chips; how you can avoid mislabeled fish; voting with your wallet; and much more!

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