CLPangafish Corp’s fish farm granted ASC certification
(vasep.com.vn) Cuu Long Fish Import-Export Corporation (CLPangafish Corp) has recently been granted ASC certification for its pangasius farm of 12 hectares in Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province. The farm provides about 4,000 MT of raw fish per year, assuring 80 percent of raw material supply for the company’s processing plant.
ASC is a voluntary certification program to help fish players handle environmental and social issues. The ASC certification will be a guarantee for pangasius producers towards retailers, restaurant and food service operators and consumers that the products they buy come from responsible sources.
With ASC certificate, CLPangafish showed its strong commitment to provide consumers with safe and responsibly farmed pangasius products.
The EU is the largest importer of CLPangafish with a proportion of 70 percent in total export volume and value.
The company plans to send ASC-labeled pangasius products to supermarkets in traditional markets like the Netherlands, Greece and some other countries. It is also seeking more markets for ASC fish.
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