The idea of adding cannabis to a tuna can might seem extraordinary or repulsive. But Colombia’s National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute (Invima) has given the go-ahead to three companies...
Tuna Processing News
StarKist Soon On American Samoa’s Shelves?
StarKist invited a delegation of American Samoa govermental officials to its headquarters in Reston Virginia, to discuss introducing the brand’s items in the US territory's outlets and to...
Jealsa’s Water Management System Helps Boiro Plant Save 2,100 m3 Daily
Jealsa’s main tuna cannery in Boiro has an excellent water management system that helps it save thousands of cubic meters of H2O each day. Water management is a key aspect of the Boiro...
Dongwon F&B Expected To Profit From Stronger KRW
Korean analysts expect the strengthening of the Korean won against the US dollar will positively influence sales and profit numbers for tuna canners. The value of the KRW against the USD...
EU Alerts: Histamine In Tuna Poisons People In Slovakia And Latvia
Incidents involving tuna were reported in the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) across Latvia, Slovakia, and multiple cases from Portugal. Slovakia notified an excess...
Spanish Cannery Seeks Govt Support To Pay Its Staff
Uncertainty looms around Spanish tuna processor Cerdeimar. The company, located in Camariñas (Galicia region in Spain), owes EUR 4800 to EUR 5000 in salary to each of its 60 employees since...
Dongwon Tuna Cube Collects Korea’s Top Food Award
Dongwon's Tuna Cube ready-made meal, launched in 2021, won the food and seafood processing category of the ‘2022 Korea Food and Food Tech Awards'. It is made exclusively with a fish mold...
New Study Underlines The High Value In Tuna Waste
A new study reveals that the enzymatic hydrolysis of tuna waste, a chemical that plays a crucial role in digestion, is of high value and can go into the making of goods like tuna oil and Fish...
Cofaco Workers’ Strike Continues To April
The strike at Portuguese canned tuna and seafood firm Cofaco on the Azores, which started on September 1 last year, is continuing. The workers' union announced yesterday that the protest has...
Fishing Company Pevasa No Longer A Shareholder In Atunlo
Spanish tuna processing firm, Atunlo, had a change in its shareholders’ distribution at the end of last year. On December 28, purse seine fishing company Pevasa sold all its shares to Inpesca...
Generale Conserve Pulls Through Despite 2022 Challenges
Italian canning company Generale Conserve, owner of the premium tuna brand Asdomar, had a bumpy 2022, but as the year came to a close, maintained its market share and defended the almost 300...
Japanese Canner Sets Up New Office In Philippines
Leading Japanese canner, Hagoromo, announced setting up a new office in the capital, Manila, in Philippines to ensure a stable supply of tuna loins by establishing close relations with local...
Jealsa’s Top Executive Resigns Position
A top Jealsa executive, Cristóbal Valdés Guinea, resigned from the position of Advisor to the Chairman after serving for three years. Valdés, also a board member of the steel manufacturing...
Atunlo Moves Cape Verde Plant To Make Space For Pier Expansion
Spanish tuna fishery and processor, Atunlo, has plans to open a new production facility on Cape Verde in Mindelo, St. Vincent island, that will be 100 percent electrically self-sufficient from...
Bumble Bee’s Rise As Pioneers In The Global Tuna Industry
Bumble Bee, the second-ranked tuna brand in the US, has an interesting history that spans over 120 years. It was in 1899 that seven packing firms came together to form the...
Jealsa Certified For Its Criminal Compliance Management System
Spanish processor Jealsa – a pioneer in the seafood industry for over six decades – has been certified for its Criminal Compliance Management System to prevent bribery. Third-party...
US Fund Invests In Philippines Tuna Firm
A US-based investment organization, Meloy Fund, will be financing Philippines-based tuna and seafood processing company, JAM Seafoods, to help it expand its capacity and perhaps even extend...
Spanish Tuna Processing Company To Expand Operations And Workforce
Spanish tuna processing company and seafood exporter Actemsa announced plans to expand operations to bag and freeze tuna and also increase its workforce by 80 jobs, in an estimated...
Protesters Threaten To Close Maltese Tuna Plant Due To “Unbearable Stench”
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets on Saturday to demand the immediate closure of a tuna processing plant that has made the lives of Birzebbuga residents a nightmare. The “unbearable...
Thai Processors Retain Top Spot, Indonesia Loins Shipments Dip in Q3
The import of frozen pre-cooked loins into the US in Q3 did not see any remarkable rise in numbers despite businesses returning to normal. Thailand and Fiji kept their top positions...
