Southern Shrimp Alliance Paper for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Details Widespread Fraud in Evasion of Antidumping Duties
In comments filed today with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Southern Shrimp Alliance detailed the extensive fraud uncovered by CBP in enforcement operations relating to evasion of antidumping duties on shrimp and other imports. The comments, submitted for the record in advance of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC), […]
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Two Seafood Execs Sentenced for Mislabeling
Department of Justice Press Release Posted Thursday, May 5, 2011 Seafood Wholesaler Owners Sentenced in Alabama for Selling Falsely Labeled Fish, Smuggling and Misbranding of Seafood Products WASHINGTON– Karen L. Blyth and David H. M. Phelps were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Mobile, Ala., to 33 months and 24 months in prison, respectively. The pair was also fined $5,000 […]
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Southern Shrimp Alliance Condemns Mislabeling on U.S. Shrimp Packages
Tarpon Springs, Fla.– As the result of a four-week investigation organized by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, government officials in 17 states reported finding that ice was fraudulently included as part of the labeled weight of seafood sold to consumers, including U.S. wild-caught shrimp. The Southern Shrimp Alliance commends the responsible state officials for investigating this deceptive commercial practice that […]
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GAO Study Links Duty Circumvention with Evasion of Food Safety Laws
Tarpon Springs, FL – A report released this week by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) includes a formal acknowledgement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other enforcement agencies that companies willing to illegally mislabel shrimp products to avoid paying antidumping duties are also evading U.S. food safety efforts. The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA), which repeatedly has voiced […]