British Restaurants Allegedly Passing Off Catfish As Cod
A BBC investigation found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to reduce costs. The river cobbler is a species generally farmed and imported from Southeast Asia and is considered safe to eat. Ten portions of fish were sent for DNA testing after findings indicated the presence of catfish. Businesses are legally required to disclose the specific type of fish being sold to customers. The investigation is treating the incident with care and urgency. The source stated that some pieces were regular and are safe to eat. The catfish species, known as river cobbler, is typically farmed and imported from South East Asia. This species is significantly cheaper than the cod or haddock usually used for the dish. The investigation noted that incidents of fish being mislabeled are difficult to detect.
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“A BBC investigation has found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to cut down costs.”
“A BBC investigation has found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to cut down costs.”
“A BBC investigation has found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to cut down costs.”
“We sent 10 portions of fish for DNA testing. After a chip shop owner got in touch and told us that he believes some chippies were regularly passing off cheaper fish as cod, three of those samples came back as a species of catfish known as river cobbler.”
“We sent 10 portions of fish for DNA testing. After a chip shop owner got in touch and told us that he believes some chippies were regularly passing off cheaper fish as cod, three of those samples came back as a species of catfish known as river cobbler.”
“We sent 10 portions of fish for DNA testing after the test. farmed and imported from Southeast Asia, it's significantly cheaper than Cod. Legally, businesses have to tell customers what they're buying.”
“in touch and told us that he believes some chippies were regular. It's safe to eat and is generally farmed and imported from Southeast Asia. It's significantly cheaper than COD. Legally, businesses have to tell customers what they're buying.”
“A BBC investigation has found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to cut down on costs.”
“A BBC investigation has found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to cut down on costs.”
“A BBC investigation has found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to cut down on costs.”
“The investigation has found some restaurants in Britain are passing off catfish as traditional fish and chips to cut down on costs.”
“The catfish species known as river cobbler is usually farmed and imported from Southeast Asia and is significantly cheaper than cod or haddock.”
“fish being missolved are difficult to detect. That's the latest BBC News.”
“there's also been a story that some restaurants were actually not selling cod, they were disguising cod, but actually they were really selling catfish.”
“People are doing it, passing it off as cod. It's fish fraud. I use fresh adic, it comes up from Scotland.”
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