‘Traceability leader’ sold non-BAP shrimp as certified

UK supplier Cumbrian Seafoods sold shrimp as Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP)-certified into UK retail outlets, despite it coming from non-certified sources, a source close to the now Lion Capital-owned company told IntraFish.

A spokesperson for Young’s Seafood, whose private equity owner Lion Capital bought Cumbrian's business and equipment from administration, confirmed Cumbrian "may have" sold non-certified shrimp as BAP-certified.

Cumbrian announced in November 2010 it was the first in the UK to sell BAP-certified shrimp, unveiling a deal to supply the products to the UK retailer, Asda.

However,