European Union ban on seal products

Nationalwide Star Canada Corp. and one individual ordered to pay a total of $250,000 in fines for illegally importing endangered European Eel meat

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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The $250,000 in total fines will be directed to the Government of Canada's Environmental Damages Fund.

Key Points: 
  • The $250,000 in total fines will be directed to the Government of Canada's Environmental Damages Fund.
  • In addition to the fines, approximately 90,000 kg of eel meat was forfeited, having an estimated retail value of more than $4.3 million.
  • Between November 2016 and January 2018, shipping containers declared as American Eel fillets were imported into Canada.
  • However, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers discovered, through sampling and DNA analysis, European Eel meat mixed with the legally imported American Eel meat in all five containers.

Canadian Seal Products — Good for you. Good for the environment.

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231003555063/en/
    Canadian Seal Products launches this September a new campaign, “Good for you.
  • Good for the environment.”, to inform Canadians on the benefits of buying Canadian seal products.
  • Featuring products such as seal oil and seal oil for pets, seal fur outerwear and accessories, the campaign includes digital ads, videos, and social media content and drives users to canadiansealproducts.com.
  • Seal meat – Considered a Canadian ‘superfood’, seal meat is one of the most nutritious meats on the planet.