Friend of the Sea on Friday announced that rope-grown mussels from the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG) are now available at Waitrose.
The mussels are the first farmed seafood in the United Kingdom to be awarded FOS certification.
The SSMG includes 14 mussel farms located on Scotland’s west coast and Shetland. About 70 percent of total Scottish mussel production comes from SSMG farms. The mussels are collected as free-swimming larvae or spat from the sea on lines suspended in open water.
“Friend of the Sea is a leading independent certification body, and to have achieved accreditation from such a prestigious organization is a major milestone for us,” said Stephen Cameron, SSMG’s managing director. “We are delighted that Waitrose is now selling Friend of the Sea-certified mussels from our farms and are confident that it will aid their customers in making informed choices when purchasing seafood.”
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