Bangkok-headquartered Lenk Frozen Foods Asia will start delivery of its Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)-certified shrimp this week -- a first for the German and Austrian retail market, Heiko Lenk, managing director at the firm, told IntraFish.

Vietnamese partner Faquimex was successfully certified earlier this fall, obtaining the ASC shrimp standard certificate on Nov. 7.

The first product to be introduced is a 500-gram releasable pack of 'Easy-Peel' shrimp, witha  450-gram net weight (10 percent glazing).

The company plans to introduce the product to Switzerland and France at the beginning of next year.

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