{"id":1000348,"date":"2014-05-12T18:24:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T18:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/?post_type=news&p=348&source_id=348&target_id=1000348"},"modified":"2024-10-16T10:17:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T08:17:46","slug":"more-asc-certified-salmon-soon-available-in-the-market","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/news\/more-asc-certified-salmon-soon-available-in-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"More ASC certified salmon soon available in the market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ler\u00f8y Seafood Group and Bureau Veritas hosted a joint ceremony at Seafood Expo Global in Brussels last week to celebrate that three Ler\u00f8y Aurora farms have been certified against the ASC Salmon Standard for responsible aquaculture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two latest Ler\u00f8y Aurora farms join the three existing Ler\u00f8y certified operations, two certified Marine Harvest farms in Norway and Tassal\u2019s site in Australia. The number of ASC certified salmon farms is now eight in total. <\/span><\/p>\n

An additional eleven farms in Norway, Australia, Canada and Chile are also awaiting the outcome of their assessments. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the ceremony, the three Ler\u00f8y Aurora operations: \u00c5r\u00f8ya, Gourtesjohka and Solheim farms were presented with their official certificates for complying with the ASC standard. The certification was awarded after assessments carried out by Bureau Veritas, an independent and accredited certification body.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gudrun Gunnarsdottir, Quality Coordinator at Ler\u00f8y Aurora said: \u201cIt is an honor to receive the ASC certificates on behalf or our three farm sites. At Ler\u00f8y Aurora we always strive towards the highest quality, not only of our products, but also in terms of responsible farming methods. Gaining certification against the ASC Salmon Standard provides the guarantee to our customers that our fish has been produced with minimal environmental and social impacts. I look forward to promoting our certified salmon at the Seafood Expo Global and in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am delighted to join Ler\u00f8y Seafood Group and Bureau Veritas to recognise the achievement of the three Ler\u00f8y Aurora sites. Certification against the robust ASC Salmon Standard demonstrates that these farms have made a commitment to incorporating responsible environmental and social farm practices. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Ler\u00f8y Aurora and their staff for this accomplishment\u201d said Chris Ninnes, ASC\u2019s CEO. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe market response since the launch of the ASC salmon programme has been phenomenal. I am pleased to see it continue growing. The rapid expansion secures the availability of ASC certified salmon, which means consumers can now enjoy responsibly farmed certified salmon globally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Third party independent verification<\/b><\/p>\n

Independent third party certifiers audit farms against the ASC standards. Certifiers demonstrate to another independent company, Accreditation Services International (ASI), that they have the skills to undertake assessments. After accreditation they are monitored by ASI to ensure they continue to operate in line with the ASC requirements. Auditors are also required to participate in ASC\u2019s standard specific training; including a mandatory exam to test their understanding which they must pass. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs an accredited certifier for both ASC farm standards and chain of custody, Bureau Veritas ensures that assessments are independent, and carried out in an open and transparent process, by qualified auditors\u201d said Laurent Galloux, Global Seafood Manager Bureau Veritas. \u201cWe decided to be accredited for ASC salmon, trout and shrimp certification, because we think this scheme will be recognised worldwide by the market and consumers. This is only possible if the certification is reliable globally with measurable impact. ASC built a robust process including standards for each species, training and qualification of each auditor, and accreditation of each Certification body with only one accreditation body at global level.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-1000348","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1000348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1000348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}