The University of California-Berkeley on Monday became the first public university to earn Marine Stewardship Council chain-of-custody certification.
The certification enables Cal Dining to serve its students, faculty and guests MSC-certified sustainable seafood. Cal Dining is part of UC Berkeley’s residential and student services program, a self-supporting business auxiliary of the campus. Cal Dining services about 29,000 customers annually and operates 15 locations.
“In line with UC Berkeley’s residential and student service program’s commitment to green and sustainable practices, Cal Dining has long been considered a leader in college and university dining, and our team has achieved another milestone,” said Shawn LaPean, executive director of dining for UC Berkeley’s housing and dining operations. “Five years after becoming the first university dining program in the country to achieve organic certification, we are happy to announce that, UC Berkeley’s Cal Dining is the first public university dining program to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.
“Cal Dining will work with MSC-certified suppliers to provide MSC-certified seafood to our customers whenever financially feasible,” added LaPean. “And once we receive the product, we will maintain the integrity by labeling and storing away from non certified product and will only use the official eco-label on our menus when certified seafood is being served.”
