The first shipment of four-star Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) tilapia from China is hitting US shores, meaning it will soon be available to US customers.
Imported by US-based The Fishin’ Company, the product will be delivered to a number of retail outlets across the country.
With the BAP certification of two hatcheries and one feed mill in China late last year, The Fishin’ Company became capable of offering four-star BAP tilapia. Companies can offer four-star BAP product if the product originates from BAP-certified processing plants, farms, hatcheries and feed mills.
Sponsored by The Fishin’ Company, the BAP certification of the two hatcheries and one feed mill, from which it sources fingerlings and feed, will boost availability of four-star BAP tilapia from China.
“This is a groundbreaking day for tilapia. We are ecstatic to be able to deliver this totally comprehensive benchmark of food safety, traceability and sustainability to the retail arena, and applaud our supply chain for their partnership in this endeavor,” said Manish Kumar, CEO of The Fishin’ Company. “We must all strive to make four-star BAP tilapia the norm, not the exception. This journey is just beginning, and we will continue to work passionately with GAA to bring this goal to fruition.”
