FTC Sends Warning to Seafood Restaurants: Décor Can be Misleading
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new guidance last week warning the restaurant industry that it is against the law to use decorations, menus or social media to mislead customers about where the seafood they serve came from.
The FTC drew up a scenario where a customer sits down at a seafood restaurant with beachy décor, including fishing nets, shrimp and fishing boats all over the walls. Then, the server comes by with a shirt on that says, “We catch ‘em, you eat ‘em!” The menu showcases “locally sourced seafood...
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