The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today issued the results of its labelling survey of fish and fish products, which found that 19% of products sampled were labelled incorrectly. Out of the 111 samples* analysed, a total of 20 were found to be mislabelled as cod and one was mislabelled as smoked haddock. The FSAI nationwide survey was carried out in retail outlets, fish shops, hotels, pubs, restaurants and takeaways. The largest sector for non-compliance was takeaways, with 32% found to have mislabelled fish produce on sale. The FSAI stated that non-compliant premises were revisited by environmental health officers, issued with verbal warnings and notified that further unannounced checks were to be expected.
Other key findings include:
• 73% (8 out of 11) of smoked fish samples were found to be mislabelled
• 13% (13 out of 100) of un-smoked fish samples were found to be mislabelled
To read to the full press release please click here and visit the Food Safety Authority of Ireland website.
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