ITC reports US consumers are misinformed about where their shrimp comes from

Published 2024년 12월 19일

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The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has reported that U.S. restaurant goers are often misled about the origin of the shrimp they consume, with many restaurants advertising wild-caught U.S. shrimp but serving imported farmed shrimp. This misrepresentation has created an unfair competitive advantage for the lower-priced imported shrimp, causing harm to the domestic shrimping industry. The issue of mislabeling has contributed to the ITC's decision to uphold the U.S. Department of Commerce’s antidumping and countervailing duties on shrimp imports from several countries. The industry has seen significant declines in shrimp landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic in 2024.

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In a 13 December report, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has reported that consumers in the U.S. are routinely misinformed about whether the shrimp they are served at restaurants has been wild-caught domestically or farmed in other countries. “The record indicates that seafood restaurants frequently advertise their selections with pictures of U.S. Gulf Coast shrimp boats and nets, suggesting that they serve domestic wild-caught shrimp, but, nevertheless, serve only farmed imported shrimp and that distributor and retailer customers discourage U.S. processors from labeling their shrimp as ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ to differentiate it from imported shrimp,” the report said.This manufactured confusion has created unfair competition between a lower-priced product and a higher-priced product, from which restaurants benefit, according to the report.That confusion includes restaurants putting up imagery of boats and nets suggesting that their shrimp is wild-caught, and ...

Source: Seafoodsource