The U.K.-based giant announced it has signed a “partnership agreement” with the SFP to “independently review our fisheries,” as it also announced a commitment to source all its private label canned tuna from pole-and-line fisheries by the end of 2012.
IntraFish reported on Monday this move saw Tesco avoid finishing joint bottom – with Princes -- of Greenpeace’s retail ranking on canned tuna in the United Kingdom.
"We're delighted to announce that we will be progressing to 100 percent pole-and-line sourced tuna on our own brand canned tuna by the end of 2012, during which time we will be working to ensure that this can be achieved in a sustainable way that guarantees the quality and traceability of the product,” Tesco Director for Corporate and Legal Affairs, Lucy Neville-Rolfe, said.
“We've
