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Where Food Comes From, Inc. Announces Riverence Provisions LLC as First Aquaculture Producer Approved for FishCARE Standard
CASTLE ROCK, Colo., July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) (Nasdaq: WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent,
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[{"type":"text","content":"CASTLE ROCK, Colo., July 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) (Nasdaq: WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, today announced that Riverence Provisions LLC, a Rainbow Trout and Steelhead trout farming, processing and, distribution company in North America, is the first to have its farming operations FishCARE Certified. The FishCARE standard for aquaculture operations was developed by the Postelsia unit of Where Food Comes From. The FishCARE standard for the aquaculture industry verifies that producers are using best practices in caring for animals, the environment, and the people and communities who support them, while paving the way for producers to credibly demonstrate their sustainability commitments and supports a more holistic food systems narrative. The development of FishCARE was guided by the support of a diverse scientific advisory committee with expertise including social and environmental sustainability, climate concerns, responsible supply chains, as well as the perspectives from the culinary community. Postelsia, a division of Where Food Comes From, specializes in place-based (i.e. regional) seafood sustainability initiatives and developed this standard for land-based aquaculture farmers including pond, raceway, and recirculating aquaculture systems. Marine open net pen and shellfish farms are not included in this standard but may be part of future projects for Postelsia. “Our work with aquaculture farmers around the world has shown us that there are many interesting stories waiting to be told about how our food is produced. Our hope is that the FishCARE standard will help tell some of those stories for aquaculture operations and allow for these producers to differentiate themselves like the CARE Certified program has done for land-based proteins,” said Corey Peet of Postelsia. “We are thrilled to become the first FishCARE approved producer as animal welfare has been a priority for us at Riverence for quite some time. We are pleased we can now communicate that to the market along with our commitments to environmental and social sustainability,” said Jesse Trushenski, Chief Science Officer and VP of Animal Welfare for the Riverence Group. “Having Riverence Provisions as the first certified producer in our new...