Seafood labelling is found to be a bit fishy

Environmental law organisation ClientEarth said claims such as "sustainably sourced", "protects the marine environment" and "responsibly farmed" were misleading or unverified on 32 products out of 100 it examined.

ClientEarth said Tesco, Asda, The Co-operative, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Waitrose all stocked products such as tinned tuna, haddock, cod and farmed fish in packaging featuring misleading claims. ClientEarth chief executive James Thornton said: "We would like all supermarkets that have the misleading claims on the products we've identified to remove them as soon as possible or to prove them with evidence. If they don't do this, complaints can and will be made." Sainsbury's told the Scotsman: "We do not carry on-pack claims in relation to sustainability unless the fishery is independently certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council. MSC do not have standards for farmed fish and there is no other equivalent standard, so we do not make claims about sustainability on farmed fish."