Australian Wild Prawns are “more than a prawn”. They are the Taste of the Wild. So – are seafood retailers selling what they say they are?
Yes.
131 samples taken from retailers by Source Certain from all around Australia near the end of the year. A repeat of early 2023 results, 100% of prawns claiming to be Australian were Australian. Of the prawns labelled ‘wild caught’ (via species, fishery or MSC) 96% were verified as Australian wild prawns. The work is part of an ACPF/FRDC project with Curtin University and Source Certain.
Congratulations to Australian wild prawn seafood retailers for supporting the industry through truth in labelling.
If you have a suspected substitution, the prawn’s origin can be correctly classified through Source Certain with 99.2% accuracy.