Is that grouper in your grouper sandwich?

grouperThe AP is reporting that the Florida’s Attorney General is investigating whether restaurants are substituting cheaper fish for grouper on their menus. If so, it carries a $15,000 fine.

Therion International, the Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based DNA lab that conducted the tests, said its research showed that customers got what they ordered less than half the time in 24 American cities, said company spokesman Will Gergit 

Here’s the article: State: Grouper may be on the menu, but not on the plate

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”