The Salmon Farm Monitor

Press Release issued by The Salmon Farm Protest Group, Wednesday 20th November 2002

 

10 Reasons to Boycott Scottish ÔQualityÕ Salmon This Xmas

 

With five weeks until Christmas, consumers are being urged not to buy farmed salmon. The Salmon Farm Protest Group today (Wednesday 20th November) launched their campaign, Ò10 reasons to boycott Scottish ÔqualityÕ salmon this ChristmasÓ.  The Group will hold ÒSanta sayÕs no, no, no to farmed salmonÓ parties in December, in Edinburgh (Princes Street), London (Regents Street and Dublin (OÕConnell Street).

Santa will be handing out presents of wild Alaskan salmon and explaining to consumers why they should think twice before buying factory-reared farmed salmon.

 

ÒThe 10 reasons to boycott Scottish ÔqualityÕ salmon this ChristmasÓ include:

 

-         Farmed salmon contains more fat and is less healthy than wild salmon

-         Farmed salmon can be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals

-         Artificial colourants are fed to most make their flesh pink

-         Illegal chemicals have been detected in farmed salmon on sale in UK supermarkets

-         Wild salmon and sea trout are being threatened with extinction by salmon farming

 

The Ò10 reasons to boycott Scottish ÔqualityÕ salmon this ChristmasÓ [1] can be

compared to the Ò10 reasons to be cheerfulÓ issued by Scottish Quality Salmon [2]

 

Bruce Sandison, Chairman of the Salmon Farm Protest Group said: ÒConsumers

should be cautious about the salmon they buy. Ask supermarket staff if it is wild

salmon or farmed? Better safe than sorry. Have a happy, healthy Christmas.Ó

 

The Salmon Farm Protest Group organised a hugely successful protest on 26th October outside supermarkets in 99 cities and towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland:

http://www.salmonfarmmonitor.org/documents/pr281002.html

http://www.salmonfarmmonitor.org/documents/261002page.html

 

The Salmon Farm Monitor web site provides news up-dates, a document archive, links and other information on salmon farming: http://www.salmonfarmmonitor.org

 

Contact                             Bruce Sandison: Tel: 01847 611274

                                            Don Staniford: Tel: 07880 716082

 

Notes to Editors

 

[1] The full text of Ò10 reasons to boycott Scottish ÔqualityÕ Salmon this ChristmasÓ can be viewed at http://www.salmonfarmmonitor.org/documents/10_reasons.htm

 

[2] Scottish Quality SalmonÕs Ò10 Reasons to be cheerfulÓ can be viewed in the ÔWhatÕs NewÕ section of the SQSÕs media centre: http://www.scottishsalmon.co.uk/whatsnow/index.html

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