SC restaurants must say if shrimp came from US or foreign waters under new law

The law, which takes effect in October, doesn't require restaurants to specify whether their shrimp was caught off the coast of SC or another state

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 847

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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COLUMBIA — Beginning in October, restaurants in South Carolina will have to tell diners whether the shrimp they’re eating came from a different country.

A law legislators finalized last month requires restaurants that get their shrimp from anywhere other than U.S.-controlled waters to clarify that on their menus.

If restaurants serve any imported shrimp, their menus and signs must read: “Some items served at this establishment contain foreign imported shrimp. Ask for more information.”

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