CP FOODS Bid to lift standards of fish meal suppliers
Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CP Foods) has stepped it efforts to encourage more of its fishmeal suppliers to undertake the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation Responsible Supply (IFFO RS) standard, to ensure non-IUU fishing throughout its supply chain.
The latest announcement by the European Commission to delist Thailand from the “Yellow Card” has underpinned all concerned sectors to strictly stick to traceability.
CP Foods is also encouraging its fishmeal suppliers to take up IFFO RS standard to ensure sustainable growth.
Dr Sujint Thammasart, Chief Operating Officer/ Aquaculture Business of CP Foods, said the company will double the number of fishmeal plants with IFFO RS certification by five suppliers this year.
This plan will help improve standard at the manufacturing lines and ensure traceability practices of raw materials coming from legal sources.
Good practices from Thailand will spread to all CP Foods' aquaculture operations across the world by expanding the scope of the Fishery Improvement Projct (FIP) from Thailand to its overseas aquaculture operations in Vietnam, the Philippines and India, he said.
