News Feed
|
|
RSS Feed |
|
If you want have last news about
canned tuna
in your rss reader , you can use this link . |
|
|
|
|
|
... heinz’s canned tuna brand, greenseas, has released a policy stating its committment to sustainable tuna fishing, including its use of ‘purse seine’ fishing techniques, traceability techniques and origin labelling ... in april, the company began coding the top of its tuna cans with origin codes - “w” indicating the western and central pacific ocean, and “n” if the company is “temporarily required to source form the indian ocean ... greenseas also reaffirmed its committment to using only skipjack tuna, which it describes as “one of the most resilient tuna species, as it grows rapidly, matures early and has high reproductive potential
|
|
|
... quality assurance systems such as gmp, total quality management, haccp, and the international organization for standardization are mandatory for certain products, including canned foods, she added ... the major food group with undeclared egg was found to be fishery products such as fish balls, fried fish cake, chikuwa, fish tofu, tuna spread, vegetarian canned tuna, crab stick and breaded surimi ... the highest undeclared egg content was found at a level of 35,250 ppm in vegetarian canned tuna, followed by fish tofu and instant wheat noodles, which contained 15,750 and 10,718 ppm egg
|
|
|
... sainsbury’s announced today that all tuna used as an ingredient in its food will be caught using the pole and line method by the end of this month ... this move ensures that 100% of sainsbury’s tuna across all products is responsibly sourced ... sainsbury’s fresh, frozen and canned tuna is already line caught ... all of sainsbury’s ready meals, sandwiches, pate, dips, salads, sandwich and potato fillers and sushi containing tuna will now be sourced using the more selective fishing method which practically eliminates bycatch of other species ... sainsbury’s moved all its own label canned tuna to pole and line caught in 2009, and as a result, was rated no ... tuna is the third biggest-selling fish in sainsbury’s and the move will now see 1,500 tonnes of fish move to the more sustainable catch method every year ... ally dingwall, aquaculture & fisheries manager, sainsbury’s says: “we’re proud to be able to offer our customers pole and line caught skipjack tuna across all products from tins to sandwiches to ready meals
|
|
|
... thai union frozen, which owns the "chicken of the sea" brand, said in july it was buying the producer of john west canned fish and and petit navire canned tuna for usd 884 million to become the world's biggest seafood firm
|
|
|
... products include a space-saver dustpan and mop made from recycled plastic bottles (oates), sweat-proof sunscreen (neutrogena), canned chicken (heinz), a three-in-one nail polish (sally hansen), a no-touch hand wash system (dettol) and the only sustainably-fished canned tuna available in a major australian supermarket (ocean rise from aldi)
|
|
|
... international environmental watchdog greenpeace has awarded a “sustainable” ranking in its canned tuna guide to an australian company for the first time ... fish 4 ever’s canned skipjack tuna received an 86 ... 30% score in the latest survey, making it the only independently assessed sustainable tuna on the australian market ... “there is a real growing consumer awareness of the environmental issues, particularly around sustainable tuna fishing”, says ms abram, “we have seen sales grow by over 40% in the past year for the fish 4 ever range which really reflects this change” ... fish 4 ever’s skipjack tuna is caught in the maldives by local fishermen using a pole and line method ... ms abram said fish 4 ever skipjack tuna not only addressed consumer’s individual health concerns but was also a tangible way to help the environment
|
|
|
... exposure to bisphenol a from canned food poses no health risk to the general population, health canada has said after conducting a survey into levels of the chemical in 78 products ... however, the agency also pointed out that its results were “exploratory and should not be used to indicate the distribution of bpa in canned food products” ... the body said its study of a range of canned tuna, soups, vegetable and tomato-based products from such companies as campbell canada, loblaws, conagra and general mills revealed only a low-level presence of bpa in the foodstuffs ... “the results of this survey confirm that exposure to bpa from canned food products is very low and poses no health or safety concerns to the general population,” said health canada ... survey findings health canada said it found bpa in almost all the 78 canned products tested ... canned tuna products had highest levels – with average and maximum bpa levels of 137 and 534 ng/g respectively ... canned soups had the second highest levels, with condensed soups exhibiting much higher levels that ready-to-eat varieties ... levels of the chemical in canned tomato paste products were found to be considerably lower ... the body concluded that the average findings of bpa in the canned food products were consistent with those of past surveys and were not “ considered to represent a human health concern” ... “what is important about this latest survey from health canada is that once again, research conducted by a well respected international body has shown that the minute levels of bpa in canned foods do not represent any risk to consumers,” said nampa chairman dr john m ... last month, a report from national working group for safe markets (nwgsm) found an average level of 77 parts per billion (ppb) of bpa in canned food after testing 50 products
|
|
|
... canned tuna is currently the biggest selling seafood item in australia ... as supermarkets sell more and more of this profitable product, tuna stocks are in a critical condition ... greenpeace’s canned tuna guide exposes the supermarkets selling us overfished species or using destructive fishing techniques ... most of australia’s tuna comes from the pacific ocean, which is also the source of over half the world’s tuna ... but our appetite for tuna is now greater than what our oceans can produce, giving rise to a fisheries crisis ... global tuna stocks have been decreasing since industrial fishing began in the 1950s ... added to this is the persistence of pirate fishing, which is rife within the tuna fishing industry ... bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin and albacore tuna are now all overfished due to industrial tuna fishing ... skipjack tuna is the only healthy tuna species left ... overfished species such as bigeye and yellowfin tuna are ending up on australian supermarket shelves ... in addition, destructive fishing methods used for canned tuna also kills sharks, turtles and juvenile tuna ... for every 1000 tonnes of yellowfin tuna caught over three years, fishermen catch over 100,000 other animals including sharks, rays, marlins and turtles ... the majority of canned tuna is caught using fish aggregation devices (or fads) — floating and submerged objects that encourage tuna to gather around them ... greenpeace want supermarkets to only sell tuna caught sustainably, such as by pole or line methods ... no australian tuna brand uses sustainable tuna ... aldi is now selling a tuna range using a selective fishing method - trolling ... canned tuna rankings: 1 (most sustainable) - 10 (least sustainable) 1 ... greenseas greenseas uses sustainable skipjack tuna and is improving its labelling ... as leaders on sustainability we hope it will provide consumers with a sustainable pole and line caught tuna range to avoid unnecessary bycatch ... coles coles use skipjack tuna and are good on traceability and labelling
|
|
|
Coca.Cola
|
PEPSI
|
Mcdonald
|
Nestle
|
Mars
|
Baskin & Robins
|
Nutrika
|
Mumika
|
Chika
|
|