Sec. 11110. Economic fraud in wild and farm-raised seafood
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, shall submit to Congress a report on the economic implications for consumers, fishermen, and aquaculturists of fraud and mislabeling in wild and farm-raised seafood. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include, with respect to fraud and mislabeling in wild and farm-raised seafood, an analysis of the impact on consumers and producers in the United States of— sales of imported seafood that is misrepresented as domestic product; country of origin labeling that allows seafood harvested outside the United States to be labeled as a product of the United States; the lack of seafood product traceability through the supply chain; and the inadequate use of DNA testing and other technology to address seafood safety and fraud, including traceability.