Tuna

As food prices continue to rise, many food companies are shrinking packages instead of raising item prices. But don't be fooled: You're definitely paying more for less.

Step away from that tuna can. Its "dolphin safe" label produces warm feelings, but don't mistake it for "turtle safe" or "ocean safe." And it's certainly not "tuna safe." Accidental entanglements of sharks, sea turtles, juvenile tuna and other marine creatures take their own ecological toll --...

Tri-Union Seafoods has issued a recall of its Chicken of the Sea tuna, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. The recalled cans were not properly sealed and can cause the contents to spoil and harbor organisms that could cause food poisoning. The recall only affects 12-ounce cans of...

Consumption of tuna, the most commonly eaten fish in the United States, accounts for one-third of mercury exposure from eating seafood, a new study shows. The study is in this month's issue of the journal Environmental Research, and shows that mercury content varies widely depending on the...

Packages of frozen yellow fin tuna steaks sold at Whole Foods Market stores in more than two dozen states are being recalled due to concerns about high levels of histamine that could cause a reaction called scombroid poisoning, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. Eating fish with...

When I lived in Marshfield, Mass. I sometimes would go down to Green Harbor and watch the fisherman unload the giant tunas they had caught around the Stellwagen Bank of the North Atlantic. At current prices, the bluefin tuna can fetch more than $100,000 for a single fish weighing around 1,430...

That luscious ahi tuna roll you chowed down on at your local sushi joint? It's the same as eating an endangered Siberian tiger. Well, not quite. But scientists are increasingly worried that ahi, the blood-red belle of the raw-fish ball, is being quickly fished to extinction courtesy of the...

Think you're safe eating foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration? Think again, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit health advocacy group. What many consumers consider healthy foods -- including eggs and leafy greens -- are implicated in 40% of...

For years, Greenpeace has been after celebrity-studded sushi joint Nobu to stop serving the endangered bluefin tuna at its restaurants. Last year, the environmental activist group had tuna samples (not labeled as bluefin tuna) from Nobu's three London restaurants DNA tested, and discovered they...

An article in the New York Times last week sent sushi lovers into a tailspin. A lab test conducted by the Times found that tuna sushi sold in 20 New York restaurants and stores had dangerous mercury levels. Elevated mercury levels pose neurological problems and may increase the risk of...