ABOUT US: STANDARDS & ACCREDITATION
Certifications
By choosing certified products you contribute to making seafood production, and life in the ocean, more sustainable. Certification rewards fisheries that fish responsibly, and keeps the whole value chain safe, open and accountable.
BRC Global Standard for Food Safety
The BRC - AA+ standard is aimed at food manufacturers, satisfying the requirements of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). A BRC-certified manufacturer meets the requirements for management systems, complies with regulatory requirements, and keeps quality and safe food production in focus, including Food Fraud prevention and the mapping of food safety culture.
GLOBALG.A.P. – Chain of Custody (CoC)
GLOBALG.A.P. certifies responsible farming practices in aquaculture. JKT is a processor responsible for protecting that certification once fish leave the farm.
Having GG certification means we buy only from certified suppliers, keep certified and non-certified material properly segregated, and can trace every batch back to its certified source. That's what allows a GLOBALG.A.P. claim to still mean something by the time a product reaches the customer.
MSC: Marine Stewardship Council
MSC certifies wild-caught fisheries that are sustainably managed. JKT doesn't fish, but we hold MSC Chain of Custody certification, which is what entitles us to receive, process, and pack MSC-certified fish while keeping it clearly identified and segregated from non-certified stock.
ASC: Aquaculture Stewardship Council
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) runs one of the world's leading certification programmes for responsibly farmed seafood. Its standards cover the environmental and social impacts of fish farming, including protecting habitats and biodiversity, fish health and welfare, and fair treatment of workers and local communities. ASC Chain of Custody certification ensures that ASC-labelled products can be traced all the way back to a certified farm.
RSPCA Assured
RSPCA Assured certifies farms against detailed welfare standards throughout the animal's life. As a licensed member further down the supply chain, JKT is audited to keep that chain of custody intact: RSPCA Assured material must stay clearly labelled and segregated from non-scheme product, with full documentation (invoices, dispatch notes, licensee numbers) showing where it came from at every step.
Our quality statement
Every fish that carries the J K Thomson name is processed in our own Musselburgh facility, to audited food-safety standards, with full batch traceability and an unbroken cold chain from intake to dispatch. Quality is checked at every stage by trained staff.
Sustainability
For more than 60 years, J K Thomson has depended on healthy seas and well-managed fish stocks, so looking after them is central to how we work. We are passionate about sourcing fish from sustainable stocks and responsibly managed farms, and every product we supply is traceable back to the boat or farm it came from.
Independent certification is how we prove it. Our MSC certification recognises wild fish from well-managed, sustainable fisheries, while ASC, GLOBALG.A.P. and RSPCA Assured certifications cover responsible fish farming, from environmental impact and animal welfare through to the treatment of the people who work on the farms. Combined with our BRC AA grade for food safety and quality, these standards give our customers confidence in every stage of the supply chain.
We see sustainability as an ongoing responsibility rather than a finished job, and we continue to work closely with our suppliers to build a more responsible seafood industry for future generations.