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Fishing and protection of the marine eco-system

SARDINES BY ORIGIN AND MSC CERTIFICATION

86 % CENTRAL-EASTERN ATLANTIC WHO WE ARE

14 % NORTH-EASTERN ATLANTIC
(MSC CERTIFIED)

NB This data only refers to sardines SUSTAINABILITY
processed at the Quimper plant.

Traceability of the raw materials This important project, one of the most avant garde in
the canning industry, involves more than 500 products
In a long and complex supply chain like ours, traceability on 10 production lines, allowing us to reconstruct the
is crucial. Not only does it guarantee the food safety of story of each can and cross-reference data, analyses and
the products that reach the tables of consumers, but controls across the entire supply chain. Thanks to an IT FISHING
it also promotes protection of the marine ecosystem. system, developed internally and validated by an external
Traceability is one of the main tools used to combat body, we are able to check and screen all our suppliers
illegal fishing, promote the sustainable management of globally, in real-time, rapidly monitoring and controlling
fishing zones and the governance of our sustainability procurement data, including those related to the
policies.
diversification of the fishing methods used, tuna species
For this reason, in 2015, we were the first Italian and fishing zones. In addition, this certification allows
company and among the first in the world to obtain us to provide consumers who access the Rio Mare and
international ISO 22005 certification of our traceability Saupiquet websites to request information, with detailed PRODUCTION
system from DNV-GL (Traceability System in the feed information certified by an independent third-party body
and food chains). This certification enables us to monitor which guarantees its authenticity and reliability.
a complex supply chain like that of tuna. PEOPLE

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