US: Alabama Senate to consider seafood labeling bill

Legislators in Alabama are considering a bill that would require restaurants and grocery store delis in the U.S. state to display country-of-origin information.Introduced by State Representative Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island), the legislation would force Alabama businesses selling seafood to notify customers where their products originated and whether it is wild-caught or farm-raised. The Alabama State Department of Public Health would be tasked with enforcing the new requirements.“The seafood industry is essential to the economy throughout Alabama’s Gulf Coast region, and with foreign-caught products flooding the U.S. market, we must take every step to both support it and protect it,” Brown told the Alabama Daily News. “By requiring disclosure of the country of origin for seafood, we can encourage the use of products caught in Alabama while ensuring that consumers are better informed about the food they consume.”On 20 March, the Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and ...