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Editorial: State law needed to protect consumers, Gulf shrimpers
State Rep. Terri Leo Wilson’s bill requiring restaurants to disclose whether they serve domestic or imported shrimp is a necessary and reasonable step against a species of consumer fraud that’s abetting the demise of a local industry. Other members of the Texas Legislature should work to make House Bill 749 the law. The law would require restaurant operators to disclose on menus and in other ways visible to consumers the origin of the shrimp they serve. The bill echoes Federal Trade Commission warnings issued last year threatening fines and other action for advertising or even using imagery that falsely implies operators are serving local seafood. The proposed law is necessary to protect consumers from misleading advertising and might help a struggling domestic industry, Leo Wilson said. “We have a shrimp industry that’s really suffering,” the Galveston Republican said. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 16:05
McIntosh County commissioners pass resolution to support local shrimpers
The McIntosh County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution to seek protection for the shrimping industry at a special called meeting on Thursday. The resolution states that an increase of imported shrimp in the United States have “continued to decimate the local shrimping industry’s ability to market and sell wild caught domestic shrimp.” The resolution passed unanimously during Thursday’s meeting. Local leaders hope the more cities and counties that jump on board with similar resolutions, the closer they’ll get to grabbing the attention of Congress and the federal government. >>click to read<< 16:48
