The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has revealed a number of recent cases of potentially contaminated tuna shipments that have been flagged by member nations, with histamine a...
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New York Bans Tuna Mislabeling
Selling fish species misbranded as tuna is now becoming illegal in New York through a new legislation which has been called the Ex-Lax Fish bill. The new law will come into force in January...
Histamine Fears Drive Canned Tuna Recall
High levels of histamine have been found in a batch of canned tuna in Singapore, with food brand Farmland working with the government to recall the contaminated shipment that was reportedly...
Oceana: 1 In 5 Seafood Products Mislabeled
A new investigation by environmental group Oceana has found that one in five seafood products are mislabeled worldwide, with tuna being one of the most tested species within the major regional...
US Import Alerts: Tuna Firms On Histamine Red List
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put several tuna exporting companies on a red list, following a number of histamine scares in the country’s past. According to the administration,...
Riding The Trend Of Surging “Clean Label” Sales
‘Clean Label’ has been branded the trend of the year by many market analysts, and big tuna brands are the latest that want to show that their products can fit with this market and consumer...
FDA Warns US Tuna Plant Over “Serious Violations”
A Hawaiian tuna processing plant has been found to have “serious violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation” during an inspection, which was...
Could Counterfeit Tuna Be Fooling US Consumers?
According to a new book looking at “fake foods” in the United States, seafood is the most commonly mislabeled product on the US market and consumers are often sold a different fish from what...
Global Seafood Consumption Hits Record High
Global consumers are eating more fish than ever before, according to a new report, which states that the growth comes hand in hand with rising catches. The acceleration has seen per capita...
Talley’s Found Liable Over Tragic Death Of Crewman
Almost two years following a “catastrophic gear failure” aboard a tuna seiner, which cost the life of Kiwi fisherman, Leighton Muir, a settlement has been reached. This week NZ Talley’s...
Product Taste Test: US And EU Pouched Tuna
As reported recently by Atuna, pouches have been credited as a potential reason behind dipping canned tuna sales in the US. However, following the US trend, more and more brands are beginning...
Are Omega-3 Claims Leaving Tuna Behind?
Fat-free, gluten-free, low salt, superfood, heart healthy – the list goes on, and the amount of health claims on food packaging is rapidly spiraling upwards. In the canned fish sector, another...
Tuna Brands Target Young Americans With Ready To Eat Options
Constituting 25 percent of the US population, young Americans have been singled out as a sector of growth, less likely than other older demographics to consume tuna on a regular basis....
Martial Arts Gran Swoops COS Grand Prize
As part of celebrations for its 102nd birthday, major US tuna brand, Chicken of the Sea (COS) has announced 75 year old Barbara Estabrook of Appleton, Wisconsin as its worthy winner for the...
Dongwon Recall Over Black Substance In Cans
After an unidentified black substance was found in some of its canned tuna products, major canned tuna supplier Dongwon F&B, has announced a public recall involving over a million of its...
John West Steam Pot’s A New Lunchtime Option
First introduced to the UK market in 2014, but now expanding into other European countries, John West Steam Pots bring a new venture for canned tuna products into the hot food segment....
John West Launches Canned Tuna Into Hot Food Segment
First introduced to the UK market in 2014, but now expanding into other European countries, John West Steam Pots bring a new venture for canned tuna products into the hot food segment....
EU Alerts On Tuna Pouches
The EU’s Rapid Alert system has had a busy start to the year over the last few months, as officials have clocked up ten separate cases of potentially unsafe tuna shipments entering Europe,...
Restaurant Goers Misled By False Tuna Labelling
Restaurant goers in the UK might not be getting exactly what they see on the menu, as a new study has revealed a number of outlets practicing lax labelling of tuna and other fish. An...
Got Tuna? – Dishes From Around The World
While we may all be familiar with the classics, from the humble tuna sandwich to the American favorite tuna casserole, tuna is consumed and enjoyed in an array of fashions across the world,...