The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has reacted to the recent announcement that the US General Administration will remove the need of third-party certification for purchasing food under...
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Bumble Bee Joins Clinton Initiative On Seafood Sustainability
One of the US big three tuna brands, Bumble Bee, has announced joint commitment with WWF to the seafood sustainability of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). It builds on the commitment of...
John West “Infuses” No-Drain Tuna With Basil And Chili
John West has launched an Inspirations/Infusions range that introduces two new canned tuna products to the market. Hitting the shelves in attractive green and red colored lithographed...
Grupo Consorcio Opens New Tuna Processing Plant
Grupo Consocio has opened a new tuna processing plant in Santona, Spain, for the production of Atlantic albacore and skipjack. This comes as part of the company's industrial expansion plan to...
ISSF Denies Firm Commitment To MSC Tuna By 2017
ISSF has denied that the US Big three tuna brands have committed to only sourcing tuna which gained certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Yesterday, atuna.com stated that an...
PNG Island Manus Wants Its Own Tuna Cannery
The Governor of the PNG province Manus, Charlie Benjamin, supports the idea to set up a tuna cannery in the maritime province to process all the tuna that is caught in his zone. The governor...
Cannery Already 10 Years Meets World Highest Social Standard
This year Princes Tuna Mauritius marks its ten year anniversary of certification to the highest social accountability standard (SA8000). Located in Port Louis, the Princes tuna canning...
MSC Tuna’s Future In The US Could Rest On Wal-Mart’s Alaskan Salmon Decision
This week saw the US General Services Administration update its guidelines and decide to remove the need of a third-party certification for purchasing food under government contracts. The...
Bumble Bee Moves To Historical Building
Bumble Bee Foods offices will take up a new location from March 2014 in the formerly Showley Brothers Candy Factory in San Diego. The US tuna brand plans to move 140 employees into the...
IFC Lends USD 10 Million To SolTuna To Expand Production Capacity
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will lend USD 10 million to SolTuna Limited, a tuna processor located in Solomon Islands, to support expansion of capacity and enable the local economy...
Tuna Sustainability Certifications
Tuna Sustainability Certifications