DNA test proves MSC-labled products are labeled correctly
The test verified that the species described on the packaging is the same as that in the product.
More than 99% of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-labeled products are correctly labeled, according to DNA test results released by MSC, Washington, D.C. By comparison, Oceana's nationwide survey in 2013 found one-third (33%) of U.S. seafood samples genetically analyzed to be mislabeled.
In 2015, the MSC commissioned the Wildlife DNA Forensics unit at Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), UK, to conduct DNA tests on a random sample of 257 MSC eco-labeled seafood products from 16 countries. The test verified that the species described on the packaging is the same as that in the product.