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National Shrimp Festival Ensures Authenticity with DNA Testing
10/9/2025
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- The National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama runs October 9-12, 2025, with free admission.
- Organizers partnered with SeaD Consulting to ensure vendors serve domestic shrimp after misrepresentation issues.
- SeaD will conduct DNA testing to verify shrimp authenticity.
- The Organized Seafood Association of Alabama sponsors the initiative and Chandra Wright is the festival's first Chief Shrimp Investigator.
