Mexican law requires that all products containing 350 mg or more of salt carry a logo warning about the high content of this substance. Recently, a government agency conducted a study of...
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Talley’s Welcomes Audit After Whistleblower Reveals Precarious Working Conditions
The New Zealand food company and owner of the country's leading canned tuna brand, Talley’s, has announced that it will be opening its doors to third-party audits in all of its plants...
NYT Reporter Who Started Subway Tuna Media Frenzy Covered Nightlife
In a slight twist, the New York Times (NYT) has interviewed their reporter behind the recent article - The Big Tuna Sandwich Mystery – which started a media frenzy and a barrage of negative...
Bumble Bee’s New Guide Showcases Healthy Tuna Recipes
US tuna brand Bumble Bee Seafoods recently released the Ultimate Tuna Guide, an online booklet aimed to educate and inform consumers as well as shift their perception around shelf-stable...
Thai Union To Process V Food Plant Based Products
Thai Union has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with V Foods to collaborate in the expansion of their plant-based food businesses. V Food (Thailand) Co is the owner of V Farm, the...
Lab Claims DNA Testing On Subway Most Likely Flawed
Subway Restaurants have come under a barrage of negative media coverage after the New York Times (NYT) shared one lab’s results that could not identify the content of the tuna sandwiches from...
Thai Union’s Songkla Tuna Cannery A COVID-19 Cluster
Infection rates in Thailand have been increasing for a few weeks due to the highly contagious Delta variant. Songkla Canning PLC, a subsidiary of Thai Union, has been declared a COVID-19...
How Much Will Expensive Commodities Push Up Canned Tuna Prices?
The canned tuna industry is being hit by an increase in prices of several commodities such as steel, marine fuel, and vegetable oils. Hence, costs for tuna suppliers are being pushed up by...
Yellowfin Tuna, The Champion Source Of Vitamin B3
The human body needs various essential vitamins and minerals daily. Tuna is a major source of both and it provides especially high levels of niacin, or vitamin B3 to be precise. Recently, a US...
MSC Spain Launches Campaign To Promote Sustainable Tuna In EU’s Largest Market
In honor of World Ocean Day, which was celebrated on June 8, MSC has launched an international initiative to promote sustainable tuna and seafood. MSC-labeled sales are significantly low in...
Century Pacific Looking At Double Digit Revenue Growth In 2021
The Philippines' leading canned tuna processor, Century Pacific, is expecting to close 2021 with income and revenue growth in the double digits. The demand for canned and packed tuna and other...
Skyrocketing Steel Value Pushes Up Canned Tuna Manufacturing Costs
A rally in steel prices has had a ripple effect in global sectors and the tuna industry which is heavily dependent on the metal is already experiencing the problem. Professionals in the...
Mauritius’ EU Tuna Exports In Jeopardy As Princes Plants Close
In what can be considered a major blow to Mitsubishi-owned Princes Group, the COVID-19 outbreak situation for Princes Tuna Mauritius has worsened and has led to a temporary shutdown for one of...
Peruvian Cannery Turns To Tuna From African Waters
A Peruvian canned tuna processing company is starting to rely on raw material caught in African territory to manufacture its products for local and foreign markets. Seafrost, a cannery in...
Princes Tuna In Mauritius A COVID-19 Cluster
Last week, the Government of Mauritius identified the Princes Tuna factory as a cluster for COVID-19. A total of four Bangladeshi women working at the plant tested positive for the virus even...
Jealsa Bets On Expansion Of Guatemala Plant To Boost Loins Exports To Spain
The Spanish company Jealsa Rianxeira has invested in two new industrial units for Industria Atunera Centroamericana (Central American Tuna Industry), its processing plant in Guatemala....
How Many Will Be Laid Off Due To StarKist’s Relocation?
StarKist will be spending USD 3.6 million to move to its new corporate headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia. After 10 years of being located in Pittsburgh, the company announced that it...
Rumor Of CFTO Taking Share In Cinq Oceans Cannery In Madagascar Denied
Word has been going around within the industry that Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) has taken a share in the tuna plant Conserveries des Cinq Océans (CCO) in Madagascar. Atuna...
Vaccinated Workers Tested Positive For COVID In Princes Cannery
A total of four Bangladeshi women working at the Princes tuna cannery in Mauritius have tested positive for COVID-19 last week. They had all been previously vaccinated against the...
Frinsa Loses Another Legal Battle Over Trademark Plagiarism
The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected Frinsa’s claims that another brand in the country was plagiarising its trademark which created confusion among buyers. The recent decision came...