Wegmans - Farmed Seafood

We've teamed up with Wegmans Food Stores to offer customers superior farmed shrimp. Conventional farmed shrimp has a poor environmental record, but our new purchasing standards point to a better way. The result? Eco-friendly shrimp.

Goals and results

Wegmans's first-of-its kind purchasing policy is already delivering results. Some highlights include:

• meeting stringent health standards for contaminants like PCBs and
• eliminating the use of antibiotics, other antimicrobials, and pesticides;

Full goals and results »

Why shrimp?

Did you know that shrimp is America's top seafood choice?

Or that farmed shrimp production has grown a whopping 12,000 percent in the past three decades?

Find out more about shrimp, like how much of is imported and farmed.

Ten quick facts about shrimp »

Podcast

Wegmans and Environmental Defense Unveil New Policy for Buying Farmed Shrimp, 10/29/07 - Download MP3

Press releases

• Wegmans Adopts New Standards for Buying Farmed Shrimp, 10/29/2007
• New Farmed Salmon Standards adopted by Wegmans and Bon Appétit, 03/13/2006

Posted: 13-Jul-2007; Updated: 28-Oct-2007