At Boston Seafood Show the company has announced its accreditation. Cooke Aquaculture said that its hatcheries in Oak Bay, New Brunswick, Canada and Bingham, Maine, USA have achieved all the requirements for certification. It also informed that this is only the first step in Cooke’s goal to achieve company-wide endorsement of the standards.
It is true that the Certified Quality Salmon Eco-Label Program is the world’s first international aquaculture eco-label certification program to be accredited to the internationals standards EN45011/ IS065. It shows that the products are identifying as premium environmentally managed. It will also help to assist the international aquaculture industry in demonstrating and the label proved its commitment to environmentally sustainable development, low impact farming and conservation when producing and processing seafood.
To acquire such certificate Cooke Aquaculture’s freshwater division had to provide evidence of a management commitment to environmentally sustainable development and also demonstrate a strong environmental management policy incorporating green logistics.
IFQC’s Managing Director, Peter Marshall said that the new QA certificate should help companies translate green achievements into gold credentials. He added that accredited certification is the recipe for trust and will allow the Canadian and US industries to transparently demonstrate their commitment to a sustainable environment through sustainable practices and environmental responsibility.
Dr. Jake Elliott of Cooke Aquaculture said the whole teams of the company were delighted with the certification. Glenn Cooke, CEO of the company, opined this certification will help them to demonstrate to the consumer that their products are not only delicious, healthy and fresh but also are grown in an environmentally sustainable manner.
