UK households told to stop buying cod at fish and chip shops

UK households told to stop buying cod at fish and chip shopsHouseholds have been told to stop buying or eating cod. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Alex Evans, Deputy Audience Editor 16:05, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Updated: 16:24, Fri, Jun 5, 2026 Households should stop buying cod, a conservation charity has warned (Image: Getty)Today is National Fish and Chip Day across the UK, but households have been warned to stop buying cod from chippies and supermarkets. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) updated its Good Fish Guide, which aims to encourage shoppers and businesses to make sustainable choices to help keep fish populations alive, following years of concerns about overfishing threatening the future of the fishing industry. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy PolicyThe guide has now downgraded cod to the lowest possible rating for all UK-caught cod, and recommends that shoppers swap cod for hake instead at both fish and chip shops and supermarkets, as well as restaurants.At the same time, the chippy industry has been battered by rising costs as well as dwindling supplies of cod, pushing pr...