The National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, which attracts around 300,000 seafood lovers, has been found to have multiple instances of mislabeling of foreign shrimp as domestic.
A genetic testing firm, SeaD Consulting, uncovered the violations during the four-day event, which celebrates wild-caught shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico.
The festival appointed Chandra Wright as the "chief shrimp investigator" to ensure compliance with Alabama's new seafood labeling law.
Author's summary: Genetic testing at Alabama shrimp festival reveals labeling law violations.