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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10389

31 May 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 36
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/fisheries
New technology to help detect fraud

Brussels, 30/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - Low-cost catfish fillets sold as expensive sole fillets or cod caught in the North Sea but declared as originating from the Baltic Sea are just two examples of fraud in the fisheries sector. A European Commission report published on Friday 27 May shows how molecular technologies, based on genetics, genomics, chemistry and forensics, can provide clear answers to questions such as, “What species does this fish product come from?”, “Where was this...

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