Food Magazine October 2015 | Page 26

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04 ) Safeway

Safeway has long been a proponent of seafood responsibility . The company is vocal about the importance of clear labeling , made history in February with its Fair Trade Certified seafood program , and is working toward a goal of selling only fully traceable and responsibly caught or farmed fresh and frozen seafood by 2015 . But looking forward , Greenpeace has expressed concern for Safeway in the wake of its recent acquisition by Albertsons — who placed 19th in this year ’ s ranking with a score of 4.38 . The hope is that Safeway will be able to spread its strong seafood sustainability and traceability practices throughout the new entity of which it is now a part .
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