Kudos to Loblaws! [General]
Feb 6
They've already started with "sustainable" seafood labeling at their stores, and not by their own standards (a la "Blue Menu" healthy choices) but by the marine stewardship council... a step in the right direction, along with their antibiotic & growth hormone free meats.
Feb 6
Kudos indeed to Loblaws! It's an important first step for sure, and I hope it forces Metro and the rest to quickly follow suit. It's doubly important for the seafood purveyors to take this step, because the vast majority of consumers need to be led (or pushed) to change their ways - they won't do it voluntarily.
I've noticed here on OF that discussions concerning sustainable seafood tend to quickly fizzle out (or not get off the ground at all, such as my post a week or two ago about the Ocean Wise program that got zero response). Of course, not everyone is into seafood, but I think the main reason is that many people are just uncomfortable with the reality of what sustainability entails. They may initially take an interest in it, but then they go to a site like SeaChoice (www.seachoice.org/) and take a look at the "Avoid" list. Uh oh - bad news! There's some of your faves on the list: your cheapie shrimp from the far east, your farmed Atlantic salmon, etc. Are you going to make the sacrifice, and change your eating habits, or quietly shuffle away and pretend this unpleasantness never happened? Call me a cynic (or worse, most likely), but I think most folks will choose the latter path. So, we need the suppliers and the restaurants to show some leadership, n'est-ce pas?
I've noticed here on OF that discussions concerning sustainable seafood tend to quickly fizzle out (or not get off the ground at all, such as my post a week or two ago about the Ocean Wise program that got zero response). Of course, not everyone is into seafood, but I think the main reason is that many people are just uncomfortable with the reality of what sustainability entails. They may initially take an interest in it, but then they go to a site like SeaChoice (www.seachoice.org/) and take a look at the "Avoid" list. Uh oh - bad news! There's some of your faves on the list: your cheapie shrimp from the far east, your farmed Atlantic salmon, etc. Are you going to make the sacrifice, and change your eating habits, or quietly shuffle away and pretend this unpleasantness never happened? Call me a cynic (or worse, most likely), but I think most folks will choose the latter path. So, we need the suppliers and the restaurants to show some leadership, n'est-ce pas?
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