‘Wild’ Salmon May Be Straight from the Farm, NY Report Finds
A report found that farmed salmon was frequently sold as wild, and fish sold as red snapper or lemon sole were more often different varieties.
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NEW YORK (AP) — That wild sockeye salmon in the refrigerated aisle may be straight from the fish farm, New York’s attorney general said in a report released Friday. The report from Attorney General Barbara Underwood found that more than one-fourth of the seafood her office sampled in a statewide supermarket survey was mislabeled, typically as a more expensive or more sustainably fished species. “We’re taking enforcement action, and consumers should be alert and demand…
