page_title: Seafood mislabelling
section_title: Risks to the consumer
hierarchical_section_title: Seafood mislabelling / Risks to the consumer
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context_page_description: Seafood species can be mislabelled in misleading ways.
context_section_description: Mislabeled seafood can create serious health risks, including conditions which may even be fatal. Three common health risks include substituting escolar for tuna, ciguatera and Scombroid food poisoning.  Mislabeled seafood may also harm pregnant women who are told to avoid certain species of fish during pregnancy.  However, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report, seafood mislabeling is widespread. A recent report by the consumer advocacy group Oceana reported that mislabeling can be as high as 70% in certain species of fish, although certain species are more commonly misidentified than others.   Health and safety risks occur because consumers are unable to purchase certain seafood products to protect themselves against these risks based on the product label.
caption: Escolar has the potential for toxic side effects and Italy and Japan have banned it from sale.[74][75] However, in the US restaurants have been found marketing escolar as "white tuna".[76]
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