date:Sep 04, 2012
Elena Mosca, a spokesperson for the Friends of the Sea, a non-profit independent certification agency, told FoodNavigator-Asia that US and European retailers now consider third party sustainability certification a must for their suppliers.
Retailers and companies and consumers are increasingly aware of environmental issues and willing to give preference to a product if certified sustainable,Mosca said.
In some countries, products are resold with an approx 5% margin, however in most cases, cert