N.L. processors speak out following charges of selling dead crab in Canada

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland seafood processors argue that the current provincial inspection regulations and quality control are outdated and have "jeopardized" the industry's enterprises. The Association of Seafood Producers said in a Thursday statement that the regulations enforced by the inspectors of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture are doing the seafood industry an injustice. The statement follows the charges laid last Friday by the Fisheries Department against Quinlan Brothers, which was accused of processing dead snow crab and moving snow crab while under detention. "The protocols being used by provincial inspectors to determine dead or critically weak crab are outdated and need to be changed," said Jeff Loder, executive director of the Association of Seafood Producers. "The incident at Quinlan's has brought to light an industry-wide issue that must be resolved." He said the regulations being enforced by the inspectors have ...