The Chilean company FoodCrop has become the first pelagic fish producer to validate the traceability of the raw material used for its fishmeal production through ORIVO certification.
“We recognise the growing demand for transparency and traceability in the supply chain,” said Andrés Daroch, general manager of FoodCorp.
“As a fishing industry, we have made significant progress in the last decade in working under international standards that directly align with the sustainability of fisheries. And now, with the third-party certification from ORIVO, we are able to validate this work in a good manner.”
Source traceability
In the first half of 2022, close to 82% of the raw material processed by FoodCorp was allocated to the production of frozen and preserved foods for direct human consumption.
The remaining raw material, consisting of offcuts and byproducts such as fish not suited for direct human consumption, was utilised in the production of fishmeal and fish oil for the animal feed market.
Both the human consumption market and the animal feed market have high standards for traceability, this is why FoodCorp wanted to qualify for ORIVO certification, Mr Daroch said.
“It is important for our clients that we have an accreditation which is based on actual evidence. To our clients, this is a guarantee of quality and sustainable management of fisheries.”
FoodCorp is a Norwegian-owned fishing company with a presence in Chile since 1991. It has a processing plant in the commune of Coronel, Biobío Region, where it produces frozen, preserved, fishmeal and fish oil mainly from the species horse mackerel, sardine and anchovy.
ORIVO´s services, which are centered around evidence-based transparency, reveal the presence of any unwanted species in fishmeal. The certification is a recognition achieved at present by only a few fishmeal producers globally.
