Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Global studies
GLOBAL EFFORT
Map showing the total number of samples tested by country, with the colors indicating the total number of studies conducted in each country.
Global samples
Mislabeling studies have been conducted in north America, Brazil, China, Taiwan, and multiple European countries, with Italy having the most studies and samples.
MISLABELING
The global mislabeling rate for Swordfish is somewhere between <1% and 12%, with the most likely value being 4%.
The 2017 global production was 111 thousands tonnes.
Swordfish
Most likely mislabeling rate is 4%.
SUBSTITUTES
Map showing substitutes color-coded by country. An * indicates a seafood product that encompasses more than one species.
Five substitutes for Swordfish have been identified in four countries.
