Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act

Much of the world depends on oceanic fish as a source of protein, but global fisheries are in decline as a result of overharvesting and other forms of mismanagement. In addition, much of the seafood sold in the international market is poorly documented, which poses a major challenge to natural resource and public health professionals attempting to enforce existing regulations on harvest and sale. The Safety and Fraud Enforcement for Seafood Act is proposed legislation to improve the safety of the seafood supply and to prevent fraud, primarily through mislabeling, that is often used to obscure safety or sustainability concerns. This bill aims to improve cooperation between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on seafood safety and fraud prevention through the efficient use of inspection personnel, interagency cooperation, use of data, and utilization of the NOAA’s Seafood Inspection Program as a third‐party auditor to inspect imported seafood.