The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced that OceanPro Industries Ltd, trading as ProFish, a family-owned business located in Washington D.C., has become the first MSC Chain of Custody certified seafood distributor in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. By being certified to the MSC's global standard for Chain of Custody, ProFish may now sell seafood products bearing the blue MSC ecolabel.
Gregory J. Casten, President, said: "We view this as a real accomplishment. With our commitment to bringing knowledge regarding sustainable seafood, having MSC certification was an absolute must. Traceability in seafood is the way of the future and we are proud to be entrusted with this certification."
Stamp of confidence
John Rorapaugh, Director or Sustainable Operations at OceanPro put it this way: "I feel MSC certification has placed an exclamation point on our 10-year sustainable seafood journey. MSC certification is a sustainable stamp of confidence that our customers are familiar with and trust."
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