Young’s Seafood, the UK arm of pan European frozen food giant Findus Group, says it is “disappointed” by the Alaskan salmon fisheries’ withdrawal from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
The UK giant, which is one of the two largest frozen seafood branded suppliers with Iglo Foods Group and its Birds Eye brand, said it will continue to buy Alaskan salmon, but will review its purchasing policy.
“Young's Seafood has been, and continues to be, a major supporter of the MSC scheme since its beginnings, and we are naturally disappointed to see a major fishery withdraw,” Mike Mitchell (pictured below, with Peter Hajipieris of Iglo Foods Group), CSR director of Young’s, told IntraFish.
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