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logo 11/27/2024 1:53:11 AM     
Unacceptable greenwashing: Call to remove organic labelling from farmed salmon 
By Ross Hunter UK Source: yahoo 1/30/2024
Ross Hunter
THE labelling of farmed Scottish salmon as “organic” is “unacceptable greenwashing”, according to a group of charities.

In an open letter to the Soil Association – the body which certifies food as organic in the UK – 30 charities and community groups said the “negative environmental impacts” associated with both open-net salmon and trout farms were counter to the organisation’s principles.
 

The letter stated: “We believe the certification is a reputational risk for your organisation, misleading to consumers and an unacceptable greenwash of an inherently unsustainable industry.

 
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