The Salmon Farm Monitor
An rud bhios na do bhròin, cha bhi e na do thiomhnadh
“That which you have wasted will not be there for future generations”

15th April letter from Waitrose

Dear Mr. Sandison,

Thank you for your letter dated 1st April 2003 sent to our Chief Executive, Sir Terry Leahy. It has been passed to me for a more detailed response.

I am fortunate to have been involved with the generation of the fish labelling legislation at the EU and UK level and I can confirm to you that we changed the labels of all affected products, approximately six months ago.

As you say, mistakes happen, so I would be grateful if you would contact me if the SFPA see any product labels that you feel do riot comply with the legislation.

Thank you again for your letter.

Yours sincerely, for and on behalf of

TESCO STORES LIMITED

Jeremy Hooper

Category Technical Manager

SFPG supporter Jim Boyd reports that on 22 April he visited Tesco’s Craigmarloch Branch in Cumbernauld: “The salmon on sale at the wet fish counter were not labelled as they should be. I mentioned this to the assistant who was extremely polite, but who didn’t know about this. She said that she would take it up with her superiors.”

We have also learnt that Tesco’s in Bognor Regis is selling Irish smoked salmon that is improperly labelled. SFPG supporter David Oliver writes: “At Tescos there appears to be full compliance [with the new labelling laws] except in the case of a brand of smoked Irish salmon produced by Nolans of Dublin and sold by Tesco. I enclose a wrapper which you will see refers to the Connemara Atlantic salmon as being ”harvested” from “crystal waters”. Presumably at £3.89 for 200gm this must be a farmed product?”