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Outreach & DNA-based monitoring facilitate 3-fold reduction in seafood mislabeling in Los Angeles over 10 years

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Awareness and intervention can reduce fraudulent labeling in seafood. Using a 10-year longitudinal study approach, DNA-based monitoring data reveals a lower sushi mislabeling in Los Angeles restaurants over time. This is in part attributed to implemented recommendations by restaurants of a local academia-industry-government outreach initiative launched in 2018, The Los Angeles Seafood Monitoring Project. We found mislabeling was 3-fold lower among project-partnering restaurants than other restaurants. This difference was statistically significant, illustrating the combination of project partnering and implementation of recommendations was most impactful on reducing mislabeling rates. Lastly, the study period includes the COVID19 global pandemic, which additional monitoring effort between 2019 and 2021 did not reveal any significant change in mislabeling rates.

Source: Food Control

DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2024.110913

Authors: Demian A. Willette, Kelli Andrade, Ben Fitzpatrick, Kesterlyn Wilson

Institution: Loyola Marymount University

Language: English

Topic: Identification and Quantification in Food

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,430