A second round of genetic testing of shrimp served at more than 20 Charleston restaurants has revealed that most continue to sell farm-raised imports, with some passing off the food as wild and locally caught.
The Charleston findings are part of a broader multi-state investigation into shrimp mislabeling and substitution fraud by SeaD Consulting at the behest of the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), a not-for-profit coalition of shrimping businesses in eight southern coastal states, including South Carolina.
The latest testing showed just a slight improvement from an initial round a year ago, at the same Charleston restaurants, that found widespread sales of foreign shrimp and instances of false advertising, according to SeaD Consulting…