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Thai Union and Tesco pledge to clean up tuna supply chains as demand surges

Toby Hill
clock 04 March 2021 • 3 min read
Sales of canned tuna have surged during the pandemic, driving wholesale prices up more than 40 per cent
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Sales of canned tuna have surged during the pandemic, driving wholesale prices up more than 40 per cent

Thai Union has committed to implementing 100 per cent monitoring of its tuna supply chain by 2025, while Tesco pledged to make all its tuna MSC-certified by 2025

Global seafood giant Thai Union yesterday announced a pioneering commitment to reach full transparency across its tuna supply chains by 2025, as activists and corporations seek to address the impact of...

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