News report by students Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss

Student study helped spawn further investigations

In October 2011, US FDA officially adopted DNA barcoding for detection of seafood fraud

More on "Sushi-gate"

For example:

Among 60 items tested:

Mislabeled items sold in 6 of 10 grocery stores/fish markets and 2 of 3 restaurants

In a NY Times sequel story, chefs claimed supreme expertise, followed by a Op-Ed “Fish or Foul” highlighting fallible judgment of experts.