Earlier this year, Bumble Bee Seafoods-owned Anova Food launched the world’s first Fair Trade certified seafood product – Indonesia artisanal hand line caught yellowfin tuna – in Safeway stores in the Pacific Northwest. Now the company is planning to expand the product nationally.
"Natural Blue, Fair Trade Certified Ahi Tuna Steaks hit the shelves at Safeway late in February," said Mark Macpherson, sustainability consultant to Anova. It's currently in about 600 stores in northern California, Portland and Seattle, said Safeway-Albertson Sustainability Director Chris Ratto.
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