‘Zeeuwse mosselen’ - mussels from the Dutch province of Zeeland, are now eligible to bear the MSC ecolabel.
“We are glad and proud to have earned MSC certification,” says Jaap Geleijnse, president of the Dutch Association of Suspended Mussel Culture Farmers, who is very optimistic about the future of suspended culture farming: “The MSC certificate recognises our efforts and demonstrates that we have successfully made sustainability our highest priority. Now we can assure our commercial partners and consumers that they are choosing a high quality and sustainably-sourced product. Restaurants in particular can profit from that assurance to consumers when they serve sustainable Dutch mussels to their guests.”
