Nearly one-quarter of fish and seafood sold in Vancouver mislabelled: Study

Global reported on a UBC study that found almost one-quarter of fish and seafood sold in Metro Vancouver restaurants and grocery stores is mislabelled.

The researchers led by UBC PhD candidate Yaxi Hu collected 281 seafood samples and subjected them to DNA testing. They found that snapper was the most commonly mislabelled fish.

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