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SOUTHWEST FLORIDA New mammography guidelines Breast cancer is much easier to treat when it’s caught early.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral church picking up the pieces after massive fire Calvary Connection ministries is unrecognizable after a massive fire swept through a Cape Coral Complex on Monday.
CAPE CORAL Day Two of FEMA code compliance hearings in Cape Coral Another 50 people were summoned Wednesday for the second day of code compliance hearings before the special magistrate.
State lawmakers want to hear your opinion on voting in Lee County Right now, everyone votes for or against all five of the Lee Commissioners, but they’re talking about changing the system so that each commissioner represents a specific part of the county.
FORT MYERS Migrants entering Florida under controversial parole program The House Committee on Homeland Security has released documents, which show a surge in migrants entering the United States through a parole program, sparking debate over immigration policies and border security.
North Collier firefighter beats cancer, educates others on safety He’s a father, son, friend and mentor, but for the last four years, he’s been in a battle for his life.
CAPE CORAL Man arrested in connection to brother’s death in Cape Coral A man wanted for questioning in the death of his brother at his Cape Coral home has been arrested in Pennsylvania.
Candidates challenge Punta Gorda incumbents over land, building regulations A growing grassroots movement has united residents seeking to stem high density and restrict building heights, and three are challenging Punta Gorda City Council members who are up for reelection this year.
Hurricane season is one month away The outlook for the 2024 Hurricane Season is for it be active, potentially even hyperactive.
NORTH FORT MYERS 1 dead after crash on SR 31 and Busbee Rd. in North Fort Myers At around noon Wednesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said a PT Cruiser and a car hauler collided on State Road 31 and Busbee Road, near the Lee/Charlotte County line.
Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting Lee County child A Florida man will spend the next 25 years in prison for molesting a child in Lee County.
LEHIGH ACRES Man accused of using stolen credit card from car burglary at Lehigh Acres CVS Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a man who allegedly used a stolen credit card at the CVS in Lehigh Acres.
ARCADIA Family of flea market murder victim struggles to find closure The family of a woman who was murdered at an Arcadia flea market continues to seek justice as the accused killer awaits trial.
NAPLES Naples man accused of possessing child porn After an investigation, a Naples man has been arrested after allegedly having child pornography in his home.
CAPE CORAL Arrest report for volunteer softball coach accused of inappropriate behavior released New details have been released about the arrest of a Cape Coral volunteer softball coach accused of sending nude photos and touching a 17-year-old student.
Fillet of salmon. (Credit: CBS News) The seafood you buy at the supermarket may not always be what it claims to be on the label. One in five samples of fish tested from markets and restaurants were mislabeled, according to a new report out Thursday morning. The U.S. imports about 90 percent of its seafood and once those shipments cross the border, the report says they are rarely tracked all the way to your table. Beth Lowell with advocacy group Oceana, has been working to stop seafood fraud for nearly a decade. “The consumer thinks that they’re getting a high-priced fish and instead they’re getting the cheaper alternative,” Lowell said. “They’re being ripped off.” The group collected 449 samples from restaurants, small markets and grocery stores in 24 states, and D.C., and found that 1 out of 5 samples were mislabeled. It also found 1 in every 3 businesses visited sold at least one item that was not labeled correctly, reports CBS News’ Anna Werner. Snapper and sea bass had the highest rate of mislabeling, with 42 percent and 55 percent of the samples found to be fraudulent. “The problem is seafood fraud can happen any time in the supply chain where one fish is swapped out for another. It could be because somebody wants to sell a cheaper fish at a higher price. Or if they’re trying to fill all the orders for salmon and there’s not enough salmon then they may swap something else out,” Lowell explained. Not only can that fraud cheat consumers, but Oceana reports it continues to find vulnerable species – those that have been overfished – mislabeled. Some restaurants are now focusing on using only local, sustainable fish. Mayanoki is a tiny sushi restaurant in New York City where you won’t find the famous, but threatened, bluefin tuna. “I always make the joke we don’t sell bluefin tuna and we don’t sell cheetah, you know, why are we able to have one endangered species on our menu in New York City and not another one, it’s confusing to me,” owner TJ Provenzano said. So instead of the usual tuna and salmon, chef Jeff Miller creates sushi featuring regional species like one named blue runner, commonly known as baitfish. As a result, Provenzano doesn’t have to worry much about fraud. “This is like the perfect American sushi fish, and it’s so overlooked and I feel like I’m in on a huge sushi secret,” Provenzano said. “That’s what we say all the time, the fish that we’re serving, nobody would want to fake.” “Let me be frank, there is no sacrifice in quality when it comes to eating these things. They’re absolutely beautiful species that are just kind of underappreciated,” he added. But with most restaurants still serving imported seafood, Oceana said the government needs to keep better track of which species are going where. “We need to be tracking seafood from the fishery or farm all the way through the supply chain,” Lowell said. Last year, the government started a monitoring program for some seafood, but Lowell said only 13 species are tracked, and once in the U.S. they are no longer followed. NOAA, the government agency responsible for the program, told us it tracks seafood that is “particularly vulnerable to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud,” and said the program was “not designed to trace seafood products after they enter the U.S. market.”