ASC’s Feed Standard Another Step Closer to Completion
ASC’s Feed Standard is another step closer to completion following a successful final in-person meeting of the Standard’s Steering Committee this month. The Steering Committee reached an in principle agreement…
ASC Products Well Represented at Asia’s Largest Food Innovation Exhibition
ASC certified products were well represented as Asia’s largest food innovation exhibition got underway this week in Shanghai. SIAL China began on 14 May at the Shanghai New International Expo…
Brazil’s First ASC Certified Salmon Goes on Sale in Swift Stores
For the first time shoppers in Brazil can buy ASC certified salmon thanks to a new range of products in Swift supermarkets. Four ASC labelled salmon products are available to…
ASC Joins Wal-Mart China for Launch of New Seafood Traceability Strategy
Wal-Mart China has partnered with ASC to launch its fresh meat and seafood traceability strategy. Songlin Wang, Senior Advisor in ASC China’s commercial team, delivered a presentation about ASC’s standards…
ASC and Fair Trade USA Join Forces to Drive Improvements in Indonesian Aquaculture
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) and Fair Trade USA have joined together to implement an ambitious new project funded by the Walton Family to drive improvements in the aquaculture sector in…
World’s First ASC and MSC Certified Omega-3 Supplements Launched in Sweden
Swedish consumers looking for responsibly-sourced dietary supplements have reason to celebrate, thanks to the launch of the world’s first ASC and MSC certified Omega-3 capsules. Since April 23, BioSalma’s Omega-3…
ASC Helping Japanese Seriola Producers Work Together to Improve Practices
ASC was the only certification scheme present at the recent general meeting of the Japanese Seriola Initiative (JSI), a group of producers working towards greater sustainability and transparency in their…
ASC Wins Grand Prix for French Consumer Campaign
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has been awarded the Grand Prix for Social Responsibility for its campaign Semaine de la Peche Responsable, the annual French consumer campaign organised in collaboration…
New Group Certification to Make it More Accessible for Small Producers to Apply for ASC Certification
ASC’s new Group Certification methodology, which will make applying for ASC certification more accessible for small producers, has been launched at an event in Vietnam. “Group Certification will help to…
The Challenges and Opportunities of Operating Some of ASC’s Most Remote Farms
Located on the southernmost tip of Chile in Antarctic waters, salmon producer Nova Austral has successfully achieved 100% ASC certification for the farms from which it sources its ‘Sixty South’…