Page - May 21, 2009
Out of Stock:
Supermarkets and the Future of Seafood
TAKEACTION
Call Galen Weston1-888-495-5111
Pick up the phone
and leave a message for Galen Weston. Tell him you want Loblaw to
stop selling Redlist fish and develop a sustainable seafood
policy.
QUIZYOUR GROCER
During your next
visit to your local supermarket, choose a couple ofspecies of
seafood that you are concerned about and ask the person atthe
seafood counter where the seafood is coming from and how it
wascaught or farmed.
- Is this salmon wild or farmed?
- What species of tuna is this, and can I be sure it wasn't
fished illegally?
- I'm trying to avoid tropical shrimp because of the impact of
aquaculture on coastal communities, do you have any
alternatives?
- I don't want to buy bottom-trawled fish, can you tell me how
this was fished?
Write back to us at seafood@greenpeace.ca to let us know
which supermarket you visited and in what city, which seafood you
asked about and what the employee responded to your questions.
As Canada's largest retail chain, and holder of the largest
market share, Loblaw has a lot of seafood passing through its check
out line. Positioning itself as a green grocer, it's time that
Loblaw practices what it preaches when it comes to sustainability,
and apply these principles to the oceans and the seafood it sells.
To date, Loblaw has no seafood policy in place and is selling 14 of
the 15 species found on Greenpeace's Redlist.
Other names for Loblaw supermarkets
As a national company, Loblaw is selling seafood in all corners
of Canada. You may not recognize the Loblaw brand, but you might be
shopping at a supermarket owned by this company but operating under
a different name including:
- Atlantic SaveEasy
- Atlantic Superstore
- Dominion (in Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Extra Foods
- Fortinos
- Loblaws
- Maxi & Cie
- No Frills
- Provigo
- The Real Canadian Superstore
- The Real Canadian Wholesale Club
- SuperValu
- Valu-mart
- Your Independent Grocer
- Zehrs
- and Cash & Carry