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Germany causes confusion by switching scientific name of pollock to cod

A notification released by the national food authority said Theragra chalcogramma had been changed to Gadus chalcogrammus -- classified as cod -- prompting some head scratching within the market

By Ross Davies | July 27, 2016 09:21 BST
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Additional reporting from Tom Seaman 

German authorities have updated the scientific name of pollock to cod, in a move that has already brought about some head scratching among seafood players [...]

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