{"id":2724,"date":"2024-12-12T14:45:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/?page_id=2724"},"modified":"2026-01-19T09:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T09:05:57","slug":"asc-feed-standard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/sustainability\/asc-feed-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"ASC feed standard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2724\" class=\"elementor elementor-2724\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d0b060 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d0b060\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a10653\" data-id=\"1a10653\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6db89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d6db89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/asc-aqua.org\/\">Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is an independent organization which certifies environmental and social wellbeing in farmed Seafood, including animal welfare and transparency. The ASC farm standard was launched in 2012.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The new ASC feed standard<\/strong>, effective from 2023, takes the ASC\u2019s approach to responsible aquaculture and extends it to the feed mills that manufacture aquafeed, as well as the suppliers of their ingredients. The purpose is to ensure that fish feed factories meet strict environmental and social requirements, source ingredients from socially responsible Suppliers, and use environmentally responsible raw materials. From October 2025 all ASC-farmers must use ASC-compliant feed to in order to keep the ASC certification of their fish.<\/p><h2>EWOS Canada Ltd is certified in compliance with the ASC Feed Standard<\/h2><p>EWOS Canada Ltd is ASC compliant, and delivers feed to ASC-certified farmers. The company achieved ASC Feed Standard certification in December 2024 as first in the country. Achieving this certification involved completing a rigorous and comprehensive audit process, which\u00a0 included adhering to environmental, social and governance standards, extensive supply chain assessment, and more. Part of this process has been to publish documentation on this page for stakeholders, which you find in the column on the right under &#8220;Documentation&#8221;.<\/p><h2>Do you have any concerns?<\/h2><p>If you have concerns about a problematic issue regarding our operations in your local community and want to report a complaint, please use the complaint form on the right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d422d0f\" data-id=\"d422d0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4519bf elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f4519bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/sustainability\/complaint-form\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-ad\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M157.52 272h36.96L176 218.78 157.52 272zM352 256c-13.23 0-24 10.77-24 24s10.77 24 24 24 24-10.77 24-24-10.77-24-24-24zM464 64H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v288c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h416c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V112c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zM250.58 352h-16.94c-6.81 0-12.88-4.32-15.12-10.75L211.15 320h-70.29l-7.38 21.25A16 16 0 0 1 118.36 352h-16.94c-11.01 0-18.73-10.85-15.12-21.25L140 176.12A23.995 23.995 0 0 1 162.67 160h26.66A23.99 23.99 0 0 1 212 176.13l53.69 154.62c3.61 10.4-4.11 21.25-15.11 21.25zM424 336c0 8.84-7.16 16-16 16h-16c-4.85 0-9.04-2.27-11.98-5.68-8.62 3.66-18.09 5.68-28.02 5.68-39.7 0-72-32.3-72-72s32.3-72 72-72c8.46 0 16.46 1.73 24 4.42V176c0-8.84 7.16-16 16-16h16c8.84 0 16 7.16 16 16v160z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Complaint form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2df425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2df425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Documentation<\/h2><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ASC-UoC-DCF-Supply-Chain-Commitment-for-Canada.pdf\">DCF Supply Chain Commitment Statement <\/a> (PDF)<\/h6><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2024-GHG-Emissions-Report.pdf\">2024 GHG Emissions Report<\/a>(PDF)<\/h6><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-Marine-Ingredient-and-MSL-Report-.pdf\">2024 Marine Ingredient and MSL Report<\/a> (PDF)<\/h6><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2024-Due-Diligence-and-Low-Risk-Plant-Ingredients-Report.pdf\">2024 Due Diligence and Low Risk Plant Ingredients Report<\/a> (PDF)<\/h6><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewos.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Ingredients-and-Primary-Raw-Materials-Report.pdf\">Ingredients and Primary Raw Materials Report<\/a> (PDF)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)\u00a0is an independent organization which certifies environmental and social wellbeing in farmed Seafood, including animal welfare and transparency. 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