[20070411]RS22642_海鲜营销：打击欺诈和欺骗.pdf

Order Code RS22642April 11, 2007Seafood Marketing: Combating Fraud and DeceptionEugene H. BuckSpecialist in Natural Resources PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryMedia attention has focused on recent incidents of economic fraud relating toseafood. The extent of this fraud is not well documented and, in many cases, may notbe intentional. In addition, some new treatment procedures by the seafood industry arebeing questioned for their potential to deceive consumers. This report reviews recentincidents of fraud and deception and examines several policy issues. Congress maybecome involved in oversight of how federal agencies are addressing these issues, andlegislation related to these concerns may be introduced.Media attention has focused on recent incidents of fraud relating to seafood restaurants serving lower-priced fish than identified on menus, lower-priced speciesmarketed commercially as higher-priced species, packaged weights of seafood less thanlabeled weights, and excessive water added to seafood to increase total product weight raising public concern. Although such apparent fraud may not be intentional and itsextent is not well documented, these concerns have