Posts Tagged ‘Ocean Disclosure Project’
JCS Fish joins sustainable supplier platform
Salmon specialist JCS Fish of Grimsby has been listed on the FishChoice platform, joining a growing number of seafood suppliers who are choosing to highlight the sustainability of their products by offering transparency in their supply chains. FishChoice matches sustainability information to supplier’s seafood products. It was founded eight years ago in the US but…
Read MoreLidl to disclose farmed seafood sources
The Lidl supermarket group in the UK has agreed to voluntarily disclose its farmed seafood seafood sources for the first time. The announcement was made by the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) which said it was pleased with the development, adding that the list of farmed fish and shellfish would be published through the organisation. The…
Read MoreAsda launches digital farmed seafood map
ASDA has become the latest major UK retailer to launch a digital seafood map setting out the complete supply chain of both the farmed and wild caught fish it sells in its stores. The map was published this week on the supermarket’s Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) profile, which publishes the latest information on production methods,…
Read MoreLidl joins seafood disclosure project
THE retailer Lidl has become the first major discounter to publish a full public profile list of all the sources of its wild caught seafood on the Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) website. This gives information on fishery management, catch methods, and likely environmental impact. Amali Bunter, responsible sourcing manager at Lidl UK, said: ‘We are extremely proud of…
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