Labour Lens

Frozen fish & seafood: 44 companies

Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank

Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided

127 brands rated so far in Fish & seafood. The main supermarket brands of canned, frozen and farmed fish and seafood, and the big global seafood companies behind them, many from South East Asia. Read the Fish & seafood guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.

No best available in Frozen fish & seafood

None of the 44 frozen fish & seafood brands rated yet has no serious red flags plus a living wage or real progress towards one. How we pick

1SanfordDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2018 · Fish & seafoodMussels, salmon and deepwater fishPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified2FRoSTAUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish and ready mealsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified3Austral FisheriesDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2013 · Fish & seafoodWild toothfish and Gulf prawnsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4MainStream Aquaculture (Infinity Blue Barramundi)No living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodFarmed barramundi, fresh and frozenPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5Talley'sNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodFish, mussels and frozen foodsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6The Saucy Fish Co.Untraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodChilled and frozen fish with saucesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7Whitby SeafoodsForced labour link, last recorded in 2024 · Fish & seafoodBreaded scampi and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8Young'sForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish and seafood mealsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9I&JUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen crumbed fish and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10NissuiUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen seafood foods and canned fishPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11Pacific SeafoodForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodFresh and frozen seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified12Pacific WestUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCrumbed and tempura frozen seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified13Birds Eye AustraliaUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish fingers and filletsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified14Gorton'sNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish sticks and filletsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified15SeaPakNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodFrozen breaded shrimp and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified16Birds Eye (UK and Ireland)Forced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish fingers and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified17DoloresUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned and frozen tunaPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified18KyokuyoUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen and processed seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified19Maruha NichiroForced labour link, last recorded in 2020 · Fish & seafoodCanned and frozen seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified20Royal GreenlandForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodCold-water prawns and frozen fishPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified
  • Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
  • Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
  • Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
  • * = self-reported