Half of Alexandria restaurants tested serve imported shrimp

Investigation finds over half of Alexandria restaurants serving imported shrimp

(The Center Square) − More than half of shrimp dishes served in Alexandria and nearby Pineville may not be the real Gulf Coast deal, according to a recent investigation funded

More than half of Alexandria-area restaurants sampled serve imported shrimp • Louisiana Illuminator

Shrimper Keo Nguyen displays a sample of wild caught Gulf of Mexico shrimp while on his boat docked east of Lake Borgne prior to bringing it to a seafood market Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)A new spate of undercover seafood testing at restaurants in the Alexandria area found more than half of the sampled eateries serving imported shrimp.  SeaD Consulting, a food testing company that has been making head…

Half of Alexandria restaurants tested serve imported shrimp

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KLFY) -- If you go to Alexandria for a nice plate of Gulf shrimp, chances are about 50/50 that you'll get any. According to a recent study by SeaD Consulting, 11 out of 24 restaurants tested (54%) were serving authentic Gulf shrimp, while 13 restaurants (46%) were serving imported or mislabeled shrimp, often without disclosure. Houston-based SeaD Consulting has developed a Rapid ID Genetics High-accuracy Test that can determine …