Fish Labelling

METRO Group, world’s 3rd largest retailer actively promotes sustainable fishery – 13th February 2006

WTO ruling irrelevant Europe staying closed to GMOs, predicts Greenpeace -7th February 2006

ASDA seafood policy turnaround  - 17th January 2006

Commission launches debate on eco-labelling of fisheries products – 29th June 2005

Ecolabelling schemes to support sustainable fisheries get a boost - 23rd March 2005

Trolling for a market niche, smaller tuna has environmental and health benefits - 4th April 2004

Exploitation is the price of cheaper food, says Oxfam - 9th February 2004

Levels of toxins in fish continue to give cause for concern - 26th January 2004

Developing nations are “set to dominate world fishing” - 3rd October 2003

Imported seafood goes untested - 14th September 2003

Protest group sends another smoked salmon labelling complaint to EC - 11th August 2003

Supermarket sales of illegally labelled smoked salmon exposed - 11th August 2003

Contaminated salmon on sale to public - 5th August 2003

Sea-Friendly Eating - 26th July 2003

Activist group warns of unsafe mercury in tuna - 20th June 2003

Sainsbury’s caught hoodwinking customers - 13th June2003

Waitrose accused over salmon labelling - 4th June 2003

Marine Stewardship Council's approvals "strain the organisation's credibility" - 21st May 2003

Ocean friendly label failing to protect stocks – 20th May 2003

Marine Stewardship Council under fire - In deep trouble, we need a sure-fire way to stop fish being hunted to extinction - 17th May 2003

Marine Stewardship Council under fire - Old men of the sea have all but gone - 17th May 2003

Marine Stewardship Council under fire - Can ocean friendly labels save dwindling stocks? -17th May 2003

Can ocean friendly labels save dwindling stocks? -17th May 2003

Grocery chains agree to label farm-raised salmon - 1st May 2003

Albertsons to post ‘color added’ signs on farmed salmon - 1st May 2003

Sodexho sees opportunity in sustainable food - 30th April 2003

Kroger to add 'color added' labels to all farmed salmon, trout - 30th April 2003

Warning signs showing up in California restaurants - 29th April 2003

Supermarket salmon watch campaign - posted 28th April 2003

Class-action suits filed against Safeway, Albertson's and Kroger over farmed salmon colorant - 23rd April 2003

“Color added” signs required for farmed salmon at Oregon supermarkets - 16th April 2003

Court blocks Bush "Dolphin Safe" label - 10th April 2003

Mercury labelling of canned tuna urged by CA Medical Association and Advocates - 2nd April 2003

"Beyond REACH" European Voice Conference - Margot Wallström's speech regarding chemicals that impact human health and the environment - 31st March 2003

Weakening of the Dolphin Safe tuna label - Sam LaBudde footage narrated by Bill Snape - March 2003

Tuna scheme should be extended - 20th March 2003

US Salmon - FDA responds to public pressure to enforce origin and method of capture labelling - 17th March 2003

COFI to call for Guidelines for Eco-labelling of Fish - 26th February 2003

Tuna companies say no change in fishing practices - 28th January 2003

NFI Supports FAO Eco-Labeling For Seafood as MSC Influence Grows - 27th January 2003

The Mexican tuna industry should not be allowed to use Dolphin Safe seals of approval - 14th January 2003

Agreement protects dolphins pending preliminary injunction hearing - 9th January 2003

U.S. Changes Meaning of Dolphin Safe Tuna Label 6th January 2003

Beyond the limits of sustainable growth - Earth on the market

MSC Hoki appeal shows fishery should never have been certified 16th December 2002

Survey shows consumer buying linked to environmental concerns

Food Standards Agency ~ Fish Labelling (England) Regulations 2002

Tuna - Dolphin wars - Summer 2002

Food Standards Agency issues precautionary advice on eating shark, swordfish and marlin - 10th May 2002.

“Dolphin Safe” Tuna Label

EU Commission denies consumer right - 22nd March 2002

Consumers Union Evaluation of MSC Label - 2002

NGOs Letter to Supermarkets

Supermarkets 'mislead' public over seafood - 17th March 2002

Restaurant fish menus to display method of capture - 5th March 2002

Seafish Advise on Clear Labelling Requirements

Food Fraud: detecting food law cheats - 23rd November 2001

Consumers to get more information on fisheries products - 22nd October 2001

Catch Certification and Eco-labelling - Submission by FAO to the Second Tracefish Conference 21st September 2001

Are eco-labels the answer to sustainable fishing? - July 2000



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