Tuna producer Pioneer Food Cannery organized a three-day 'Safety Week' in Tema New Town, Ghana. Over 200 residents were examined by medical officers from C&J Medics for hypertension,...
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Without Alternative For Cannery, American Samoa Could Face Fiscal Doom
If American Samoa’s tuna cannery closes, the island nation may suffer an economic disaster, according to a draft report by the Commerce Department. The 66-page document said that for decades...
Locals Loot Tipped Tuna Truck
A heavy-duty truck driving in a military convoy tipped sideways in Colombia when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Instead of assisting the driver and passenger, some citizens...
EPA Imposes $84,500 Fine On StarKist Samoa Cannery
StarKist Samoa has been fined USD 84,500 in stipulated penalties by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violating the settlement agreement reached in...
7,000 Century Pacific Workers Regularized
Around 30,000 Filipino workers have been regularized by various companies since January 2019, according to the Labor Secretary, in a bid to abolish illegal contractual...
Soy Additives “Insignificant,” Says Grupomar President
Grupomar President Antonio Suarez Gutierrez, ownerof some of the brands in the highly debated study, has stated that the detection of soy additives in their products is “insignificant”...
Bullish Sentiment For Papua New Guinea’s Manufacturers In 2019
“Cautious optimism” – While Chief Executive of the Manufacturers Council of Papua New Guinea Chey Scovell is positive about the growth of the industry in 2019, he says...
Shanghai Kaichuang Plans To Finish New Tuna Plant By Mid-2020
The construction of a tuna processing plant worth USD 22.3 million has begun in Daishan, Zhejiang province in China. Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International, a subsidiary of state-owned...
Princes Mauritius Migrant Workers Receive Pamphlet “Know Your Rights”
Princes Tuna in Riche Terre, Mauritius has recently distributed a Government pamphlet aiming to sensitize and educate migrant workers of their rights. Minister of Justice, Human Rights and...
StarKist Settles Price-Fixing Lawsuits With 33 Retailers
Dongwon-owned StarKist has agreed to settle with 33 retailers, including Kroger Co., to resolve price fixing claims for canned tuna across the United States. Financial terms were not...
Why Are Tuna Workers Usually Absent? Study Shows Results
Solomon Islands-based SolTuna, through a partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), aimed to solve the company’s high rate of absenteeism among employees through a series of...
What Is The Main Reason Behind Use Of Soy Additives In Canned Tuna?
Last week, Atuna reported about a recent tuna scandal that rocked Mexico. The country’s Federal Consumer Protection Agency revealed that up to 62 percent of soy additives can be...
Vanuatu’s “White Elephant” Processing Plant Promised To Operate By October
The Vanuatu-based tuna processing plant has been non-operational for several years, however, recent developments have been made to get the plant up and running. The plant is often...
Labor Shortage Crisis Creates Conflict Over Tuna Workers’ Nationality
A conflict has risen between StarKist in American Samoa and Samoa due to plans to recruit 200 qualified guest workers from Samoa to work as fish cleaners. Specifically the company is...
Philippines Hopes PNG Deal Will Help Its Canneries
A mutual deal between the Philippines and Papua New Guinea has been signed to bolster “cooperation, consultation, and exchange of technical assistance in fisheries research and...
Viral Canned Tuna Video Claimed To Contain Flavored Wool
After a scare on social media in Chile, the sanitary control authority of Ecuador inspected the Galapesca cannery and found no irregularities in their products. This news comes after...
Azores Set To Privatize Tuna Plant
The Santa Catarina tuna factory in Azores is being prepared to be privatized by the government amidst fear of “serious economic and social consequences for the island’s economy”, according to...
Callipo’s School Preserves Tradition Of Special Tuna Cleaning
The Calabarian Company has announced plans to maintain tradition while incorporating new requirements and technological progresses. Callipo is over 100 years old and holds the story...
American Samoa Gov’t To Reinstate Guest Worker Permit Law
After StarKist Samoa appealed to the American Samoa government to relax immigration rules for foreign workers, a guest worker scheme has been re-introduced, allowing tuna...
StarKist Samoa Asks Gov’t To Relax Immigration Rules For Tuna Cleaners
Dongwon-owned StarKist Samoa has requested the American Samoan government to ease immigration approvals for workers coming in from other countries, particularly from the Republic of...