The consumer’s search for healthy seafood was supposed to have been made easier last week when a new Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard was approved. The standard sets the rules by which fish and shellfish have to be raised to be considered organic.
“Until now, organic claims could show up on aquaculture products from outside the country and consumers wouldn’t know whether the claims were trustworthy,” said Matthew Holmes, executive director of the Canada Organic Trade Association. “Now we have a made-in-Canada standard that clearly and verifiably defines the environmental and husbandry requirements.”
That, at least, is the intent. Ironically the standard – approved after three years of debate by a stakeholder committee made up of government, industry, consumer and environmental groups – may end up making shoppers more confused than ever about what products are the healthiest choices for them and the environment.
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