Most people are quick to reject labels. That is, unless you’re a crawfish farmer. For more than a generation, Louisiana’s commercial fishermen and processors have been pushing the federal government to implement a country of origin labeling system that would clearly indicate where the mudbugs being sold come from. In particular, the industry has been brought to a boil by foreign competitors labeling their bags with Cajun misnomers that imply their crawfish are domestic, but aren’t from our waters at all. 10/12 Weekly reports today that just in time for Lent, the U.S. Department of Agriculture now is enforcing a new rule that will require such labeling on the retail level. To read the full story, and the rest of the newsletter, click here.—Jeremy Alford
Where did those crawfish come from?
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