Atuna is proud to announce its hosting of the first ever African Tuna Conference, which will be held in the African nation, Cote d’Ivoire. On September 25th and 26th, delegates from across the...
Health & food Safety News
Body Builder’s Case Against Bumble Bee Goes To Trial
A New York bodybuilder has forced Bumble Bee Foods to go to trial to defend itself against claims by the man that stated to have developed mercury poisoning after eating the company’s tuna...
Interactive Price Charts For Atuna Paid Subscribers
By subscribing to become part of our “exclusive tuna insider community” you will gain unlimited access to our newly upgraded advanced tuna price section. In an ever-changing industry, where...
“Tuna Consumption Prevents Mercury Toxicity”
A recent presentation at the 65th Pacific Fisheries Technologists (PFT) conference has suggested that, despite contrary beliefs, tuna consumption does not contribute to the cause of mercury...
Cannery Owners Arrested Over Theft Of Own Tuna Machinery
Two people have been arrested and three more charged after a reported theft of machinery from Boiromar tuna cannery, worth USD 6.8 million, led to an investigation that uncovered forgery and...
Tuna Vessel Picks Up 6 Seamen Missing For 3 Weeks
Six Peruvian fishermen who disappeared on February 2 were found 273 miles off the port of Paita in Northern Peru by an Ecuadorian tuna fishing vessel. Found on board the Peruvian boat...
Century Tuna Launches “My Road To Superbods” Website
Philippine tuna brand, Century Tuna, has launched the website “My Road to Superbods” as part of its new tuna promotion campaign “Century Superbod Super Challenge”. The latest move by the...
Video Teaches Africans To Get Best Value Out Of Fish
A 16 minute video for a “Clean Fish Better Life” campaign has toured through 36 major landing sites in Africa to teach people on how to get the best value out of fish. The sessions, broadcast...
FDA Reconfirms Low Level BPA On Canned Food Safe
A study undertaken by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has claimed to reconfirm that the presence of BPA in food cans is safe in low amounts. The data from the research...
What Causes Tuna To Have A Heart Attack?
Heart problems in humans and fish have long been linked to air pollution and oil spills respectively, but researchers had not identified exactly how the toxic compounds found in oil interfere...
The Diet That Makes Monkeys Smarter, And Us?
A new study has revealed that monkeys that ate a diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish like tuna, had brains with highly connected and well organized neural networks. It was...
USD 10,000 For Winning COS Mermaid Name
To celebrate its 100th birthday and “100 years of good”, Chicken of the Sea tuna is giving its customers the chance to win USD 10,000 by giving its mermaid mascot a name before she travels...
Contamination Crashes Maruha Nichiro Stock Value
In the midst of a food contamination scandal, in just one month Maruha Nichiro’s stock value has dropped by as much as 13 percent. As news broke recently that the president of one of Japan’s...
Maruha Nichiro President Resigns Over Scandal
The President of Maruha Nichiro Holdings, one of Japan’s biggest seafood companies, is to resign at the end of March following a recent food-poisoning scandal that has shaken Japan. A suspect...
Fish Oil Suppliers Mislead Consumers On Omega-3 Levels
It seems the millions of Americans taking fish oil supplements to improve their health are being misled on the content level of Omega-3 in the product, and might not always be getting what...
Omega-3 From Genetically Manipulated Seeds?
An application has been submitted for the ability to start trials on a genetically modified crop containing Omega-3 fatty acids that are normally found in oily fish like tuna. Researchers have...
Metro Launches Irresistibles Life Smart Pole And Line Caught Canned Tuna
Canadian food retailing operator, Metro Inc, has launched -under its brand “Irresistibles Life Smart”- pole and line caught canned tuna. It will add to the more than 400 healthy food products...
Western Winds Make Bluefin Better Spawners
Strong Western winds increase the reproduction rate of bluefin tuna in its spawning grounds in the Mediterranean Sea. This is the conclusion of research from a team of scientists from the...
With CO Tuna Conflict Unresolved, Alerts Keep Going Out
The ongoing battle between Spanish tuna exporters and Italian health officials is costing Spain’s tuna exporting sector a lot of money. This month has seen yet another notification to the EU...
Lischewski Steps Down, O’Scannlain New NFI Chairman
As Chris Lischewski, CEO of Bumble Bee, steps down as Chairman of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), Fortune Fish & Gourmet President and CEO, Sean O’Scannlain steps up to the plate...