Mississippi Lawmakers Consider Seafood Labeling Bill

The Mississippi Legislature this year is likely to debate a bill that would require Mississippi restaurants to notify customers of the country of origin of their seafood.

Steve Bosarge of Pascagoula, a commission member and shrimper, said the menu labeling requirement would help shrimpers expand the market for their catch.

The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources is scheduled to consider this week a resolution for Country of Origin Labeling for all seafood products served in restaurants, according to The Mississippi Press.

A similar bill was passed in Alabama last year after a News 5 investigation. We tested the DNA of fish being sold at restaurants around the Gulf Coast. In some cases, restaurants were passing the fish off as Grouper, when it was actually Asian Catfish. Lawmakers

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