Fish farming
Scottish salmon industry challenged over move to drop ‘farmed’ from labels
Author / Creator: Haroon Siddique
Media type: Newspaper article
Date published: 2024
Animal welfare campaigners are challenging the decision to allow producers of Scottish salmon to drop the word “farmed” from labelling.
An application by the industry body claimed changing the protected name wording on the front of packaging from “Scottish farmed salmon” to “Scottish salmon” made sense because wild salmon was no longer sold in supermarkets, which consumers were aware of.
Scotland’s Salmon Crisis
Author / Creator: Mike Small
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
Scotland’s lochs are pockmarked by salmon farming, often foreign-owned and guilty of mass pollution and ... disgusting animal welfare.