Fish Mislabeling Found To Be Rampant In 'Boston Globe' DNA Investigation

Half The Fish Sold In Boston Restaurants Is Fraudulently Mislabeled

The sliver of raw fish sold as white tuna at Skipjack's in Foxborough was actually escolar, an oily, cheaper species banned in Japan because it can make people sick. The Alaskan butterfish at celebrity chef Ming Tsai's Blue Ginger in Wellesley was really sablefish, traditionally a staple at Jewish delicatessens, not upscale dining establishments.

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