ASC Suspends Blumar’s Certification After June Escapement
Salmones Blumar has had their Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) certification suspended following an escapement at their farm in the Los Lagos region of Chile in June.
“To ensure independence, ASC certification is audited and applied by separate bodies known as Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs),” ASC posted. “The CAB in this case is Control Union Peru, which suspended the farm’s certificate on 3 July. While a farm is suspended, product from that farm cannot be sold as ASC certified.”
SeafoodNews reported last month that Blumar’s operations at their Caicura farming center in...
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