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TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO STOP SEAFOOD FRAUD

URGENT: The government committed to implementing boat-to-plate traceability – but almost two years later, there’s still no plan or timeline to deliver on this commitment. Canada has an opportunity to #StopSeafoodFraud, and we need your help.

Oceana Canada conducted another round of DNA testing in spring 2021 and found that seafood fraud is still a big problem – 46 per cent of the samples we tested were mislabelled. This is just one percentage point off from the 47 per cent mislabelling rate found among 472 samples Oceana Canada tested between 2017 and 2019.

Canada’s seafood supply chain is opaque and has weak traceability standards. This facilitates a global web of illicit fishing that is harming the oceans, costing millions of dollars to be lost to the legitimate economy and seafood sector and providing opportunities to sell products caught by victims of modern slavery trapped at sea.

The government’s commitment to address these issues is a step forward, but action is needed to fulfill its promise. All fish caught or sold in Canada must be safe, legally caught and honestly labelled. Add your name to our petition today.

JOIN US AND TELL THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO ACT NOW TO #STOPSEAFOODFRAUD

The Honourable

Jean-Yves

Duclos

Ministry of Health

President

Siddika

Mithani

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

The Honourable

Diane

Lebouthillier

Department of Fisheries and Oceans

To the President of CFIA; the Minister of Health;  the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans; and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food,

I support the federal government’s commitment to implement boat-to-plate traceability for seafood. I am concerned about illicit fishing practices, as well as seafood fraud and mislabelling, which has been shown to be a widespread problem in Canada.

I urge you to act on this commitment and create a robust boat-to-plate traceability system for all seafood caught, farmed or sold in Canada. As other regions improve existing traceability systems and work to develop new ones, it is crucial that the one Canada develops meets global best practices, so that we do not fall behind.

All Canadians should feel confident that the seafood they purchase is not harmful to their health or the health of the ocean, and that the information on labels is accurate. Products should be labelled with clear, precise information about their place of origin, method of catch and scientific species name.

2021 DNA testing revealed that 46 per cent of seafood samples tested were mislabelled, just one percentage point off from Oceana Canada’s seafood fraud investigation from 2017-2019, which found that 47 per cent of seafood samples tested in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria were mislabelled. Concerningly, these samples were made up of many species with possible health consequences, environmental impacts and cheaper fish masquerading as higher-priced ones. Read Oceana Canada’s full report at Oceana.ca/StopSeafoodFraud.

I am calling on you to implement boat-to-plate traceability and comprehensive labelling that meets global best practices. By fulfilling the government’s commitment, Canada can stop seafood fraud, keep illegal fish out of the Canadian market and protect our health and that of the ocean.

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