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Scottish Sea Farms blamed seals for the attacks on its farmed fish on the Isle of Mull. At the centre of the allegations is Scottish Sea Farms Loch Spelve farm as footage emerged of farmed salmon with what appeared to be open wounds. The complaint alleged breaches of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 in relation to the RSPCA Assured salmon farm in Loch Spelve (Dalnaha) of the Isle of Mull. The underwater filming is said to have taken place by animal welfare campaigners on May 7. RSPCA Assured, is a not for profit arm of animal welfare body RSPCA and provides its trademark as a sign of animal well-being standards being met. Following their investigation an RSPCA Assured spokesman said that the RSPCA Assured status had now been reinstated after the swift conclusion of their investigation. ....
BBC News By Adam Durbin image copyrightGetty Images image captionRick Stein s online shop changed the description of its smoked salmon to clarify it was farmed Chef Rick Stein s online shop was asked to make it clear its smoked salmon was farmed after a complaint. Anti-salmon farming campaigner Don Staniford contacted the firm and Cornwall Council over the description, which referenced salmon rivers near a Gloucestershire smokehouse. He called on retailers to be more honest in their advertising. A spokeswoman for the company explained it did not in any way attempt to mislead consumers . She said the description had been taken from their supplier, Severn and Wye Smokery in Gloucestershire, which had been changed online and on packaging without hesitation after receiving a complaint and before being contacted by the council s Trading Standards team. ....
Rick Stein s online shop faced claims it misled customers by advertising their smoked salmon as caught in England - but it was actually from the Faroe Islands. The fish s packaging had said the Severn & Wye Smokery is situated on the edge of the Royal Forest of Dean between two of England s most celebrated salmon rivers . It is there that they practice the old-fashioned art of smoking only the highest quality fish and meat, it said. But anti-salmon farming campaigner Don Staniford launched a complaint against the celebrity chef s shop and launched a complaint with Cornwall Council over the misleading description. ....