In April 2002, Ummera was awarded the Organic Trust symbol for sourcing, processing and distribution of Certified Organic Smoked Salmon. This award enables Ummera to add an exciting new range to our long established and much sought after Smoked Wild Salmon.
In meeting the demanding standards of The Organic Trust, Ummera has justified its recent investment in the new smokehouse at Inchybridge. While complying with current EU regulations and implementation of HACCP, the new smokehouse has developed a natural wetland system as well as a vermicomposting unit to handle its waste in an environmentally friendly and "organic" way.
The Organic Salmon are raised off the west coast of Ireland according to strict organic principles; they grow under much less crowded conditions than normal farmed salmon and the exposed sites where the currents are strong give them a more natural texture; its diet is closer to the species normal food, and is from sustainable sources; its rearing is not dependent on the chemical and anti-biotic inputs normal for other farmed salmon.
The other ingredients come from far away: The salt is pure sea salt from Portugal; the sugar is raw cane sugar organically grown in Brazil; the sawdust for smoking is from the oak forests of England.
Smoked Organic Salmon
INCREDIENTS:
Atlantic Wild Salmon
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Wood Smoke
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