Fish supper warning

CONSUMERS buying Friday night fish and chips are five times more likely to be sold the wrong species in shops which are not certified as selling sustainable fish, DNA tests show.

Regular testing for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which certifies sustainably caught fish with its “blue tick” ecolabel, reveals fish are mislabelled in just 1.6% of shops with an MSC certificate, compared to 8% in nearby non-certified chippies.