SIA has been lobbying for truth in labelling for many years, and, in particular, around the need for Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) for seafood in the food service sector. This past weekend, CoOL was a hot topic across Australian media, with both Weekend Sunrise and The Sunday Project airing stories about the lack […]
‘Fishing for the truth’: Peak-body calls for more transparency in labelling
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), the national peak-body representing Australia’s commercial fishing industry, has reinforced its position on transparency in labelling following last night’s The Sunday Project story on fish species mislabelling. “While the sample size is quite small, we are concerned and very disappointed with the results,” SIA CEO Jane Lovell said. “Last night’s story […]
SIA responds to research article, “Seeing slavery in seafood supply chains”
Published in Science Advances by Katrina Nakamura, Lori Bishop, Trevor Ward, Ganapathiraju Pramod, Dominic Chakra Thomson, Patima Tungpuchayakul and Sompong Srakaew Science Advances, July 25, 2018 Vol. 4, no. 7, e1701833 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701833 Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) reminds consumers that no Australian fisheries are subject to “modern-slavery” following the release of a research article exploring […]