John Fiorillo
John Fiorillo is Executive Editor for IntraFish, based in Seattle.
Opinion

It's time for restaurants to display seafood's country of origin

Since 2005, US retailers have had to display country of origin labels on their seafood. It's time for restaurants to do the same.

Over the last several months, the US wild shrimp sector has stepped up efforts aimed at requiring restaurants to label the shrimp they sell as to the product’s country of origin.
Over the last several months, the US wild shrimp sector has stepped up efforts aimed at requiring restaurants to label the shrimp they sell as to the product’s country of origin.Photo: Shutterstock
Published 20 February 2025, 21:08Updated 23 February 2025, 20:02
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