FRIEND OF THE SEA again on TIME magazine with As do Mar
21/05/2012Friend of the Sea is newly featured in the TIME magazine (British Isles edition) to give voice to major certified seafood producers.
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Another krill oil producer obtained its FoS certification
16/05/2012Neptune's fleet targeting Euphasia superba in the Antartic water has solved its Non conformities obtaining FoS certification for its krill oil products
Read moreFriend of the Sea is now Zero Impact©
14/05/2012Friend of the Sea recently joined Zero Impact© project, the first Italian project that implements the intentions of the Kyoto Protocol, promoted by the LifeGate association.
Read moreGomes da Costa new line of FoS certified tuna pizza and tuna lasagna
08/05/2012The largest canning company in South America, part of the Calvo Group, highlights its social and environmental engagement by launching new line of Friend of the Sea certified frozen meals, which includes frozen pizza ( 2 varieties) and lasagna (3 varietie
Read moreFriend of the Sea certified omega-3 product in Norway and Sweden
04/05/2012VitoMaris is a Friend of the Sea certified omega-3 supplement.
Read moreGerman Research Foundation DFG funded study concludes consumers should buy FOS certified products. FOS more reliable with 88% Green Stocks
19/04/2012Geomar scientist Dr. Rainer Froese and Prof. Alexander Proelss of the German University of Trier, assessed the activity of certifying organizations like FOS and MSC and the reliability of their certification process in the study “Evaluation and Legal Asse
Read moreFoS certifies Ittica Golfo di Follonica Soc. Agricola srl. as respectful of Tuscany marine environment
16/04/2012The Ittica Golfo di Follonica aquaculture plant is located on Tuscany coast and it produces seabream and seabass for the major Italian retailers, who are requesting Friend of the Sea certification to alla its aquaculture and wild-catch suppliers.
Read moreMJ Seafood offers the largest FoS accredited fish and seafood range to foodservice
12/04/2012Leading seafood specialists, M&J Seafood, is offering the largest Friend of the Sea (FOS) accredited fish and seafood range in UK foodservice.
Read moreA traceability audit has been planned at a German Import/Export company selling tuna from approved fleet
06/04/2012The German company will undergo a tracebility audit on the 23rd of April to check that their tuna is comingonly fromapproved origins. The audit will be run by SGS
Read moreHand line fishery targeting yellowfin tuna in the Philippines will be soon under audit
03/04/2012SGS auditors will run an audit to check the compliance of the handline tuna fleet and a local tuna procesasor against FoS criteria
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