As the months drag on with the pandemic not abating, tuna processing plants have had to adjust to new measures which have now become the norm. However, these recent rules are still challenging...
Health & food Safety News
BioSystems Develops Easy-To-Use Histamine Method
- Advertorial - Histamine is produced by bacteria naturally inhabiting the muscles of a tuna or other fish. Its presence in tuna is directly related to poor handling or storing the product at...
Salvadoran Minister Questioned Over Canned Tuna Scandal
The controversy around the suppliers of canned tuna for government COVID-19 food packaged distributed in El Salvador continues. This time, deputies of a special commission created by the...
StarKist Workers Stuck On Island
Many workers at American Samoa StarKist cannery are stuck on the island and will be unable to return to the Independent Republic of Samoa because two coronavirus cases were reported in their...
Major Global Highlights November 2020
There was a lot of activity in the tuna industry in the month of November—from an increase in the ATQ to IOTC deciding to hold talks regarding the vulnerable yellowfin stock in the Indian...
EU Alerts: Italian Authorities Take Issue With Spanish Tuna
October saw less activity involving tuna-related incidents from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) than in September. Only four cases were reported throughout the month, and they...
Balfegó Changes Business Plan Due To COVID-19
Many companies trading with fresh tuna have had to think on their feet and modify their business strategies because of the COVID-19 pandemic that almost completely killed the sector for a...
Guatemala Introduces Tuna Safety Standards
The Central American country of Guatemala has put into place health and sanitary standards similar to those in the EU in order to monitor that tuna products do not present a threat to...
Seafood Expo Global Organizer Guarantees Financial Solidity
After the COVID-19 pandemic knocked down Diversified Communications’ trade shows in 2020, speculation has been running rife about its financial state. The company’s President, Mary Larkin,...
Study Shows Supercooled Fresh Tuna Retains Quality
In a joint study, US and Korean scientists found that supercooling can retain the shelf-life of tuna with minimum quality deterioration. They investigated the physiochemical changes in...
COVID-19 Crisis Motivates Consumers To Cook Tuna At Home
As restaurants shut their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers turned to their own kitchens and learned how to cook their favorite dishes, boosting fresh tuna and other seafood sales....
EU Alerts: Excessive Ascorbic Acid In Yellowfin Loins
A total of 12 tuna-related notifications were given by the European Authorities to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in September, ranging from poor temperature control to large...
US Tuna Sales In Hospital Cafeterias To Recover First
The world’s largest agricultural bank has predicted that the US institutional foodservice sectors will not fully recover for the next three years which will impact tuna and seafood suppliers....
Safe Catch: Coal-fired Plants’ Pollution Liable For High Tuna Mercury Levels
Since Safe Catch was launched in 2015, it has established itself as one of the leading companies when it comes to tuna mercury testing. And now the technology that they used and invented has...
Sardimar’s Tuna Cans Remind Buyers Of COVID-19 Safety Rules
In Costa Rica, the Ministry of Health and canned tuna brand Sardimar have found a way to remind locals of the most important safety measures in fighting COVID-19. Consumers who purchase...
EU Alerts: Poor Temperatures, Food Poisoning & Fraud
European authorities reported only three tuna-related incidents to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) during August. Two of them were raised by Spanish officials and the last one...
Spanish Crew Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Seychelles
In Seychelles, three crew members working on board Spanish tuna seiners have tested positive for COVID-19. The country’s Public Health Commissioner stated that they are currently in...
EU Alerts: Histamine-Related Alerts Continued
In July, four tuna-related incidents were reported to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) by authorities across Europe. The issues ranged from mild histamine cases to spoilage due...
Vietnamese Yellowfin Again Connected To Swedish Health Alerts
Recently, three outbreaks of histamine poisoning in Sweden have affected around 60 people in the southern and central parts of the country. The incidents seem to be isolated cases as the tuna...
New Fast & Low-Cost Histamine Test For Tuna
Thanks to a new innovative technology by US scientists, histamine levels in tuna and other foods can soon be detected more efficiently and at a low price. The graphene-based sensors which are...