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A recent audit of New Orleans restaurants uncovered a relatively high number serving imported shrimp. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A recent audit of New Orleans restaurants has discovered that the rate of shrimp authenticity has declined over the last year. SeaD (“seed”) Consulting diners ordered shrimp dishes at 44 restaurants; and of those, 11 served imported shrimp. Chief Operating Officer Erin Williams says of those 11, nine of them misrepresented the origins of their shrimp.

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Williams says she’s taken aback by the relatively high number of New Orleans restaurants which were serving imported shrimp, including the two which were up front about it.

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Williams says that contrasts to an audit SeaD consulting did in February 2025, which found that three of the 24 restaurants it dined at misrepresented the origins of their shrimp.

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Williams says among the restaurants misrepresenting the origins of their shrimp, it’s possible that the imported shrimp may have been mixed in with domestic shrimp – which is now against the law in Louisiana.

SeaD Consulting uses what it calls the RIGHTTest, which uses genetic testing to determine whether the shrimp is of a species that is not native to U.S. waters.

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