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Food
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Seafood Species Substitution and Ecomomic Fraud
Seafood Substitution
Economic Deception or Fraud in the sale of seafood occurs when a less expensive species is substituted for a more expensive-species. For example, the substitution of less expensive rockfish (Sebastes spp.) for more expensive red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in interstate commerce constitutes fraud and is prohibited under the Misbranding Section of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act Section 403: MISBRANDED FOOD. (See also, United States Code, Title 21, Chapter 9, Subchapter IV, Section 343.)
Section 403(b) - Misbranded food: A food shall be deemed to be misbranded if it is offered for sale under the name of another food.
FDA's Examples of Substituted SeafoodProducts in Column A have been known to be substituted for those in Column B, which in most cases are products that are more expensive. |
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| Column A | Column B |
| Rockfish | Red Snapper |
| Yellowtail | Mahi Mahi |
| Mako Shark | Swordfish |
| Oreo Dory or John Dory | Orange Roughy |
| Alaska Pollock | Cod |
| Sea Bass | Halibut |
| Arrowtooth Flounder | Dover Sole |
| Black Drum | Red Drum (Red Fish; Southern or Gulf) |
| White Perch | Lake or Yellow Perch (Great Lakes) |
| Zander | Lake or Yellow Perch (Great Lakes) |
| Paddlefish and other Fish Roe | Caviar (Sturgeon species) |
| Sauger | Walleye |
| Pacific Salmon | Atlantic Salmon |
| Pink Salmon | Chum Salmon |
| Skate Wings | Scallops |
| Alaskan Pollock | Walleye |
| Steelhead Trout | Salmon |
| Imported Crabmeat | Blue Crabmeat |
| Farm Raised Salmon | Wild Caught Salmon |
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