With 2,100 boxes of snow crab in the landfill and four charges laid under the Fish Inspection Act, Quinlan Brothers Ltd. is eager to change the narrative that the company is selling rotten crab.

Company president Robin Quinlan hosted the media on a tour of its seafood processing plant in Bay de Verde on Wednesday, with a local communications company along for a livestream and to guide discussion points. 

Quinlan said the event's goal was to be transparent and to stand up for the quality of its product.

"We have nothing to hide," Quinlan said. 

"We enjoy what we do. We produce a premium product. We've done it for 50 years and we're going to continue to do it." 

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