The horsemeat scandal -- which saw a number of Europe's leading food suppliers publicly scrutinized earlier this year -- is a chance for the seafood industry, Hannah Macintyre, wild and farmed fish sourcing technologist at UK retailer Marks & Spencer, told IntraFish while catching up at the Humber Seafood Summit in Grimsby this week.

Horsegate, as she called it, showed some of the biggest shortfalls in the region's food sectors, concerns which are very much applicable to seafood too.

In the wake of the scandal, the retailer -- which reported a total annual turnover of about £9.5