After 10 years of certification, Gulf of Alaska cod will have its blue-sticker sustainability label suspended.
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Processors hit impasse over sustainability label
The MSC label is needed to sell salmon in certain European markets. The two groups have been going back and forth about the terms under which the new group can join.
Mediation proposed for salmon sustainability certification squabble
The salmon processors at odds over who gets the blue-label sustainability certification needed to sell fish in certain European markets are expected to enter mediation next week.
Alaska goes on charm offensive against Wal-Mart over salmon dispute
For months, Wal-Mart and state officials have gone back and forth on whether Alaska salmon should be sold in their stores.
Alaska fisheries on track to regain MSC certification
Last fall the MSC sustainability certification of Alaska’s commercial salmon fisheries was allowed to lapse after most of the major seafood processors that operate in the state pulled their support.
Wal-Mart to carry only MSC-certified salmon
On Thursday, Wal-Mart announced that it will only be accepting frozen salmon products that carry the Marine Stewardship Council’s sustainability label.
In new campaign, McDonald’s plugs Alaskan Pollock
This week, McDonald’s doubled down on its commitment to Alaskan pollock. The chain announced that it will stop using other fish and switch to 100 percent Alaskan pollock in all 14,000 of its United States restaurants.