Federal law requires a chemical-analysis methodology to identify seafood country of origin
S. 283, the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, was signed into law on October 15, 2026, the White House said. The Act requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to jointly develop a standard methodology, based on chemical analysis, for identifying the country of origin of seafood, to support enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
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