18 December 2010
Investigation of pangasius
On 18 December 2010, VARA-broadcast KASSA has paid attention to an investigation into forbidden chemicals in pangasius samples.
The analysis concerned a very restricted spot check of only eight samples. In three samples low concentrations of the remains of plant protection were found. During the broadcast the nVWA has declared that the averages found in the pangasius were well under the current EU safety rules and that there is no risk for the public health. The contaminated samples that were mentioned in the VARA-broadcast KASSA, were not from Queens Products.
16 December 2010
Queens pangasius complies with the highest quality standards.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has removed pangasius from its red list, now that Vietnamese fish farmers have indicated their willingness to work according the ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) standards.
Queens Products’ pangasius is checked during the entire production process on the basis of international standards, such as BRC, IFS and Global GAP. Queens pangasius is purchased at one supplier only.
More information about Pangasius farming.
Januari 2010
Pangasius
Queens Products does not recognize itself in the described situation concerning pangasius production in the Mekong Delta, reported by Scienta Nova.
Pangasius from the Mekong Delta is a safe product. Carried out measurements fall within the prevailing standards. The production of pangasius comply with the applied Vietnamese- and European legal rules and legislation.
Consumers want reliable, good and safe fish for an attractive price. Queens Products takes its responsibility by supplying fresh frozen pangasius within the rules of legislation. We use our own quality procedures. Besides that, our suppliers work in accordance with international quality standards.
Queens Products realizes that production, working procedures and working conditions in Asia, resp. Vietnam, do not yet have the same level as those of the European Union and that improvements could be made on several fronts. The countries, local sectors and companies develop however in high speed. Aquaculture is in Vietnam an important economic factor. The sector is important for the development of the country. The developments gradually go into the direction of making the sector more and more sustainable.
Within its capacities, Queens Products takes its responsibility by contributing positively to the attempt to raise the level of production of safe, sustainable, nourishing and tasty pangasius. This is a continuous process.
Corporate Social Responsibility is a central point within Queens Products. Queens Products is one of the leading supplier of MSC certified fresh frozen fish to the Dutch supermarkets. We maintain a durable and open relationship with our carefully selected (inter)national partners. Our customers can rely on Queens Products as a reliable and sustainably operating supplier of high-quality fresh frozen products.
March 2009
MSC certified fish
Queens Products has decided from its strategic vision, to put MSC certified fish in its assortment Wild Catch as much as possible. Not all fish species have yet been certified. For these fish species Queens Products requires information about its status of the fisheries as much as possible and searches for alternative fish species, when doubts arise about the sustainable character of the fisheries.
Queens Products worries about the large, and still increasing number of social organizations that each give their own interpretation to the sustainability concept. We think that proliferation of labels and interpretations are of no avail to the consumer, as well as the environment.
Queens Products is one of the leading Dutch suppliers of fresh frozen fish. Sustainability and social responsible management are the key points of our company policy. Within its company policy and social responsible management, Queens Products leave no stone unturned to support initiatives to achieve sustainably fishery.
