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Consumers in Spain trust the mild-flavored white flesh of hake, which is the most popular fish in a country that eats more seafood than almost any other in Europe. Hake is considered safe for pregnant women, and kids crunch into the cod-like fillets as fishsticks.

“There’s trust because of the cultural bond,” said Cristina San Martín, head of quality and food safety at Fedepesca, a trade group representing Spanish fish retailers.

What Spaniards probably don’t know is that the fish they take home for dinner might not be hake at all.

But what is Hake - WIKIPEDIA - (Hake fish comes from the same family (Phycidae) as cod and haddock. It is a small fish of averaging 1 to 8 lb in weight, but which has been known to grow up to 60 lbs.

<sup>Now the results of recent testing showed that different species are being sold as Hake in markets and supermarkets throughout the country. A study completed last year found that nearly 40 per cent of fish sold was mislabelled. Hake sales exceed over €1bn a year in Spain.

Shops are currently pulling batches in order to sell the appropriate product correctly.</sup>