Responsible Seafood

We are striving to source our top 20 wild-caught, farm-raised fresh and private label frozen seafood in compliance with our Responsible Seafood Policy.

In 2019, 100% of the seafood in our Waterfront Bistro and Open Nature brands fully complied withour Responsible Seafood Policy. These brands feature more than 120 unique seafood products, including several of our Top 20 species like tuna, salmon and shrimp.

In 2021, we achieved our sushi commitment to have 100% of our top five wild-caught and farm-raised seafood categories used in our prepared sushi, eel, salmon, shrimp, surimi and tuna, sourced in compliance with our Responsible Seafood Policy.

Details on the work we do with sushi suppliers on social responsibility and traceability can be found in our Due Diligence Plan.

We continually work to expand the number of our shelf-stable tuna products that are sourced from tuna fisheries in compliance with our Shelf-Stable Tuna Policy.

All Signature SELECT® and Open Nature shelf-stable tuna products meet our Responsible Seafood policy and qualifies for our Responsible Choice logo.

We use Trace Register’s TR5 Platform, which is GDST compliant, to collect data about our Own Brands shelf-stable products. This platform increases our ability to mitigate illegal, unreported and unregulated shelf-stable tuna from entering our supply chain.

Through Trace Register, we also collect specific product information to determine if at-sea transshipment is occurring in our tuna supply chain. We continue working with our suppliers to mitigate potential labor risks and increase transparency of our supply chains.

Learn more about progress toward our commitment in our Due Diligence Plan.

We will continue to work toward industry best practices in traceability, including standardized data collection, verification practices and robust traceability systems for our seafood products and supply chains.

Albertsons Companies is the largest retailer in the United States to partner with Trace Register, a third-party electronic traceability provider. Through Trace Register, we collect product information from our seafood suppliers on a per shipment basis, giving us assurance that our products are meeting the high standards of our Responsible Seafood Program.

We have made progress on our traceability commitments by continuing to work through our Due Diligence Plan for traceability and counter-IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing within our seafood supply chain, including engaging suppliers and conducting studies within our supply chains.

Review our Due Diligence Plan and the Social Responsibility section below to learn more.

We will continue collaborative efforts with suppliers and other organizations to work toward implementing industry best practices for reducing human tracking and forced labor risks in seafood supply chains.

We are making progress on our Traceability and Social Responsibility Commitments by continuing to work through our Due Diligence Plan for traceability, counter-IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing and social responsibility within our seafood supply chain. Details and examples of how we engage our fresh and frozen, sushi and shelf-stable tuna vendor partners on social responsibility can be found in our Due Diligence Plan.

At Albertsons Companies, we realize that enacting meaningful change to protect our oceans and the well-being of those whose livelihoods depend on seafood production requires collaborating with other stakeholders. For details of specific engagements please see our Due Diligence Plan.