May 22, 2024
Lawmakers pass regulations for imported seafood in Louisiana
Louisiana lawmakers passed changes for imported seafood sold in state restaurants and beyond. Photo by Jennifer White Maxwell on Shutterstock.
Louisiana lawmakers passed changes for imported seafood sold in state restaurants and beyond. The bill was introduced last Wednesday to strengthen laws against misleading seafood labeling and marketing to protect the struggling domestic seafood industry. The bill explicitly impacts public health codes that will affect thousands of food trucks, grocery stores, restaurants, other businesses, state agencies, and schools throughout the state.
Senator Patrick Connick sponsored Senate Bill 166…
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Carli is a Content Specialist for National Fisherman. She comes from a fourth-generation fishing family off the coast of Maine. Her background consists of growing her own business within the marine community. She resides on one of the islands off the coast of Maine while also supporting the lobster community she grew up in.
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