Premium Farmed Shrimp Hits the Shelves
Boston, USA: March 15, 2019: The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has today signed off its first batch of SSP-approved premium quality farmed shrimp. Working closely with ICONTEC, SSP has finalized its methodology for product verification, and is now offering premium farmed shrimp to the market. SSP’s high quality shrimp is Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certified, farmed without the use of antibiotics, has neutral impact on the environment, and fully traceable.
“Ensuring the highest quality product has always been our objective, and now through SSP we are able to provide a shrimp which meets the highest sustainability standards and offers a clean and natural product for consumers,” said Pamela Nath, SSP Director. “Since SSP’s launch last year, we have taken the time needed to get our processes clearly defined and measurable, so that consumers can be completely confident that SSP products live up to the highest expectations. It is our mission to improve consumer choice for healthy and sustainable seafood, and today marks a major milestone for the industry with the release of a high-quality product which is not only ASC-certified, but also produced without the use of antibiotics.”
Building upon the ASC-certification process, SSP has been working with the expert technical standards organization – ICONTEC – to develop the verification processes behind the additional SSP commitments. Now finalized, the first batch of shrimp to complete this process has been approved, resulting in 1,000 tons of SSP shrimp destined for stores and restaurants in the US and abroad this month, with more to follow.
There are 11 farms operating under SSP criterions, producing SSP approved shrimp:
Currently, the qualifying SSP shrimp will be processed and distributed by Omarsa, Santa Priscila and Songa, processing plants that are part of these members integrated groups.
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