The Netherlands has topped the charts in the most recent global food table by Oxfam. Published this month, the database rates countries in terms of having the most plentiful, nutritious,...
Health & food Safety News
Maruha Nichiro Involved In Large Food Contamination Scandal
More than 350 people across Japan have fallen ill after eating pesticide-contaminated frozen food produced by the nation’s largest seafood firm, Maruha Nichiro Holdings national broadcaster...
Canned Tuna Polar Vortex Survival Stock
Canned tuna could be the perfect emergency stock food in light of the recent Polar Vortex weather to hit the United States. Record cold temperatures of -52.8 degrees Celsius in Midwest and...
Big US Industry’s Dirty Fight Over “Buy American”
Written by Kevin Bogardus, The Hill The USA largest tuna companies are making a splash in Washington with a fight over rules that keep some catches out of school lunches. StarKist and Tri...
Daily Headline Alerts Connect Smart Phone Users To Atuna.com
Increased traffic from smart phone users receiving our free daily headline alerts is becoming a continuing trend. Signing up to our regular global tuna news headline email can keep you...
Actor Lost 28lbs By Eating A Can Of Tuna A Day
The British actor Jeremy Irvine had to lose a significant amount of weight to play Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who was sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in 1942, in the drama ‘The...
Tuna Gives Highest Protein Return On Fuel
Tuna caught by purse seine fishing vessels has been found to have the highest protein/energy return on investment (EROI) ratio than all other wild fish. Tuna topped the charts for wild fish,...
What? Eating Tuna Could Help Some To Hear Better
A new article has suggested that eating Omega-3 fats and vitamin D, commonly found in tuna could have highly positive effects on hearing problems. Posted on Healthreviewcenter.com, Linh...
One Tuna Sandwich Causes 2 Hour Delay For 513 Passengers
A holiday jet with more than 500 passengers was delayed – because of a tuna sandwich. The Emirates flight bound for Dubai was recalled to its stand at Manchester Airport after a man vomited...
Italian Controversy Over CO Loins Continues
Continued notifications from Italy of traces of carbon monoxide (CO) found in imports of tuna loins from Spain have been a main subject within the EU Rapid Alerts System for Food and Feed...
Plastic Fish Contamination Scarcely Found In Tuna
A group of researchers from the University of California in Davis (UCD) have undertaken a new investigation and determined that harmful chemicals in fish can come from plastic debris in the...
BPA-Free Canned Tuna: Is It Possible?
Research has suggested that it is virtually impossible to substantiate the claim of “BPA-free” on a can. While some processing companies substitute bisphenol A (BPA) with bisphenol F or S, the...
Inflatable Jackets Mandatory For Commercial Fishermen
Inflatable lifejackets will be provided to small (two-three man) New Zealand commercial tuna operations during the albacore tuna season. The safety jackets will be given away as long as...
CO Notifications From Italy Dominate EU Rapid Alerts
Notifications from Italy of traces of Carbon Monoxide (CO) found in tuna imports have dominated EU rapid alerts this month. Italian authorities have made four reports of this kind to the...
EPA Study: Mercury Levels In Women Of Childbearing Age Drop 34 Percent
A study has revealed that blood mercury levels in women of child bearing age have dropped 34 percent from a 1999-2000 survey to a follow-up study from 2001-2010. Between the investigations,...
No Duty Hike On “Tasteless Smoked” Frozen Tuna Fillets
In August this year, US Customs and Border Protection confirmed that various cuts of frozen tuna fillets treated with a “tasteless smoke” process are classifiable as frozen tuna. This...
Insurance Company Loses Dispute With Moon Over Salmonella Tuna Recall
American insurance company, General Insurance Co., has failed to persuade a California Federal Judge that the salmonella outbreak and tuna recall faced by a seafood importer it insures, was...
Plant-Based Sashimi As Replacement For Wild Bluefin?
A Japanese company has introduced a fake sashimi product, hoping to take on some of the popularity of bluefin tuna. The plant-based version, which has been described as a rubbery jelly made...
eBooks: How Leading Tuna Brands Reach Consumers
Italian tuna brand, Rio Mare has launched a new downloadable eBook that offers consumers a portfolio of recipes aimed to promote the health benefits of eating tuna. The latest promotion from...
“Stop Scaring Women Who Want To Have Kids”
Written by Lauren Enriquez USA Today opinion columnist Carrie Lukas, who is the managing director of the Independent Women’s Forum and a mother of four, issued a poignant reminder to the...