One in Five Fish Products Tied to Fraud - Inside Climate News

The report—which provides the first global baseline of industry-wide wrongdoing—defines fish fraud as the deliberate deception regarding species specification for unfair economic advantage. Produced in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the report highlights how novel nuclear forensic tools might be the solution.

Handheld X-ray devices can establish the composition of seafood tissue by identifying chemical markers unique to certain environments, while MRI technology can analyze water molecules to verify if a product has ever been frozen.

Malpractices include coloring tuna to appear fresher and false sustainability claims. The most common form of fraud, however, is substitution of expensive fish products with cheaper alternatives.

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