Spanish tuna firm Calvo is bringing a new lighter tuna product to Italian supermarket shelves, marketed through its traditional Nostromo brand in the country. This follows on from the firm’s...
Health & food Safety News
Pacific Study Creates Worry Over Mercury, Causes Unclear
People in the Pacific are being urged by scientists to choose to consume fish with lower mercury contents, as a study discovered high levels of the toxin among women in the region. The...
Cats Die: Pet Food Cans Removed From Shelves
Cans of pet food have been removed from shelves in Australia after hundreds of reports claim that cats have fallen ill or even died after eating the tuna based products, however there is no...
Spanish Histamine Outbreak: Cases Double
The number of histamine-related illnesses that can be traced back to a batch of fresh tuna recently distributed by a Spanish company, has more than doubled to at least 105, according to the...
Health Conscious Norwegians Get Growing Appetite For Tuna
Although tuna is not the most consumed fish in Norway, the species’ popularity is increasing notably, as the volume of canned tuna imported in to the country rises year after year. One of the...
Doctors Say Child’s Condition Not Caused By Mercury In Tuna
A UK mother is relating her daughter’s ill health to the eight-year-old’s nearly daily consumption of canned tuna causing mercury intoxication, as reported by tabloid newspaper, Daily Mail....
Fresh Tuna Histamine Outbreak Linked To Sickness In Spain
A Spanish tuna distributor has been temporarily closed down, after a batch of fresh tuna has reportedly made at least 50 people sick from histamine poisoning, and has now been recalled,...
Injected Tuna: Whose Job To Control?
This week, we want your vote on the following standpoint: EU States Should Have The Liberty To Allow Tuna Coloring With a prominent figure in the European Commission (EC) vowing to end the...
Frozen Tuna Recall Over Hepatitis A
A shipment of frozen cubed tuna originating from Indonesia has been recalled by a Hawaiian distributor after it tested positive for the hepatitis A virus. The contamination was first found by...
Industry Set Straight On Mercury & Tuna Debate
Tuna consumption does not cause mercury toxicity, it prevents it, according to scientists that have been studying this issue for over a decade, and were focused on telling the industry their...
EU Commission: Treated Tuna Is Clear Food Fraud
The issue of injected or treated tuna was addressed at today’s European Tuna Conference, where industry and European Commission representatives talked about the illegality of this practice,...
Aldi Ireland Recalls High-Histamine Frozen Yellowfin
Batches of frozen tuna steaks have been recalled from Aldi Ireland, as the retailer states they can contain high levels of histamine which could cause “health risks” if eaten. So far, there...
Calvo Tuna Ads Spur Controversy On Social Media
Spanish tuna canner Calvo’s new TV advertising campaign for its “light tuna” products has received massive response on social media, but perhaps not in the way the firm would have wanted. The...
Calvo’s “Light Tuna” Commercials Spark Mixed Reaction
Spanish canned tuna leader Calvo is appealing to health-conscious consumers with its new yellowfin variants, a lighter version which contains half of the fat compared to its standard product....
Emergency Evacuation At Princes Plant
The Princes tuna plant in Port Louis, Mauritius, was reportedly evacuated after an ammonia leak, with one employee said to have been sent to hospital. Ammonia, which is used in the cooling...
BB Labelling: Out Of Line But Not Illegal
US tuna giant Bumble Bee has won the case regarding health labelling on its tuna products with the judge ruling that the use of the “excellent source” of omega-3 claim and the American Heart...
Treated Yellowfin With Sky-High Histamine Levels
The start of 2017 has seen a number of tuna imports flagged for health-related reasons by EU member states, with an instance of frozen yellowfin loins found with histamine levels of over 80...
Ex-Employee: Bumble Bee Ignored Marketing Advice
Marketers at Bumble Bee ignored warnings about the use of omega-3 logos on tuna, a former BB employee testified on the last day of the trial against the company’s use of “deceptive” health...
1 in 10 Brits Think Tuna Counts In “Five-A-Day”
Just under ten percent of people in the UK believe that eating tuna counts as one of the five portions of fruits and vegetables that are recommended for consumption each day, a new survey...
FDA Testifies: Bumble Bee’s Tuna Claims “Inappropriate”
Bumble Bee’s branding of its tuna products as an “excellent source of omega-3” has been deemed inappropriate by a testifying FDA official at trial. He claims that the firm has made the...