Recent actions by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency against US pollock giant American Seafoods and other Alaska pollock suppliers could have "catastrophic" consequences for US secondary processors who rely on pollock to manufacture fish sticks and fish sandwiches for retail and foodservice buyers, according to a memo circulating among Alaska groundfish companies.
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Supply of fish sticks and fish sandwiches under threat, creating an 'unprecedented crisis' for pollock industry
'Given the scale of this CBP operation, it has forced a complete suspension of key transport operations at a critical time, imposing immense harm on our industry.'
2 September 2021 17:00 GMT
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3 September 2021 12:49 GMT
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