US firm fined over £180,000 for selling fake 'Scottish salmon'

Scottish salmon is a protected geographical indication (PGI) in the EU (Image: David B Townsend on Unsplash)

A SEAFOOD company in the United States has been fined more than £180,000 after it was caught selling customers fake Scottish salmon.

Texas-based Seafood Supply Company (SSC) admitted it conned customers into believing they had bought salmon from Scotland, when in fact it was lower-priced fish imported from Chile.