Greenpeace - Making Waves: US chain stops marketing Icelandic products

December 10, 2006

US chain stops marketing Icelandic products

Posted by Lisa at 5:17 PM

Good to see that the pressure is mounting on Iceland:

American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market (WFM) has decided to stop marketing Icelandic products because of Iceland resuming commercial whaling.
Minister of Fisheries Einar K. Gudfinnsson told Fréttabladid that the supermarket’s decision is disappointing and said it is possible that other American companies will react the same way.

The minister received a letter from Kenneth J. Meyer CEO of WFM’s East Coast branch in November saying the company could not continue marketing Icelandic products as their clients were opposed to whaling.

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From the Guardian:

Valuable ocean floor habitats are being destroyed "in seconds" by destructive trawling techniques, Mr Bradshaw said.
He told the Commons that an international deal to phase out "destructive, high seas bottom fishing" had been reached thanks to UK leadership.

But, he added: "I'm only sorry that a more urgent and far-reaching deal was scuppered by Iceland, quite extraordinary given the damage they have done to their international reputation by resuming commercial whaling."

Posted by: Andrew | December 18, 2006 3:57 PM