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Tuna :(

CherryHugs — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:54:53 GMT

YUCK!! Had canned tuna we just bought, opened a can and it is full of dark stuff. Kinda gross. I threw it out.

Had a box of the packages so opened one of those. The very strong smell of tuna was horrible I noticed after making tuna salad. I just could not eat it!

What a waste throwing all this away!!

It is Starkist and it is usally fine. Not sure what is going on!

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Equuleus — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:58:43 GMT

Take it back where you bought it from or contact Starkist would be the most logical thing to do.

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judy0330 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:00:52 GMT

@CherryHugs I have to thank you for this post. I have been sitting here -- racking my brain -- trying to remember what it was I thought of last night that I need and wasn't on my food shopping list. Thanks to your post -- TUNA!

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chickenbutt — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:02:06 GMT

If you have a Costco membership, check out their Kirkland brand White Albacore in water. Best canned tuna ever. All white tuna, none of the vein-y stuff or dark bits.

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grandma2pkmh — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:03:10 GMT

@CherryHugs Sometimes I think it is just the "luck of the draw". I opened a pouch of Starkist tuna for lunch yesterday and it was fine. Last week I opened a can and it was so mushy I threw it away. You never know these days.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:04:43 GMT

Tuna packed in oil has a very strong fishy odor. I always rinse any tuna in water before using it as I'm not a big fan of fish. The dark meat was probably just part of the fish.

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PINKdogWOOD — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:05:31 GMT

@CherryHugs Tuna in a can - I love this stuf and haave tuna salad once a week - no kidding.

I ONLY buy Bumble Bee Wild Caught Albacore, it's all white, big pieces. You can get this in water or vegetable oil. I get the oil because it's better for us and better than in water. Drain it, add in mayo (whatever you use, we do not buy miracle whip), finely chopped celery, green onion (or reg onion, we always have both), a seasonings - no salt (not necessary), pepper, parsley, Mrs Dash Fiesta Lime, sometimes paprika, sometimes Old Bay, sometimes Tumeric - any combo works, whatever you like.

Try this one, I think you'll really enjoy it.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:14:36 GMT

i usually buy tuna belly......italian tuna packed in oil. more expensive, but so worth it.

i buy it by the case. FLOTT

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KingstonsMom — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:33:35 GMT

@CherryHugs

This may explain it, I stopped buying that brand after they were sold to a Korean Co. and processed overseas and they won't comply with FDA inspections.

Ding! Ding! Ding! What are they trying to hide?

"After crossing 3,400 miles of the Pacific Ocean last year to inspect a tuna cannery on American Samoa, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspector asked for copies of some records from the StarKist Co.

“Charlie the Tuna,” the company’s half-century old cartoon character, might have shown the man some “good taste,” but nobody from StarKist Co. would show the FDA employee the records.

StarKist, once a unit of San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods, is now owned by South Korea’s Dongwon Industries. The title papers for Pittsburgh-based StarKist went to Dongwon two years ago for $363 million. Dongwon F&B was already the world’s largest canned tuna business, but it wanted StarKist as a vehicle to make inroads into the U.S. market.

For America Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States, the new owners of StarKist have been bad news. StarKist employment on the South Pacific Island has been cut in half since the takeover."

At the last inspection they allowed, the FDA found “serious violations” involving StarKist’s seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point plan and its production of low-acid canned foods. FDA said both the canned tuna and pouched packed tuna being produced by StarKist on American Samoa are “adulterated.”

https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/03/korean-owned-starkist-tuna-says-no-to-fda/

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PINKdogWOOD — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:36:09 GMT

@sunshine45 Never seen or heard of this brand in any of the stores around me. I'll make it a point to see if I can find it anywhere.

@Kachina624 I beg to differ about tuna in oil. I have never found this to be true and I eat tons of tuna, always have. I prefer it in oil, again it's better for you.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:41:06 GMT

I appreciate the info that IG posted. I didn't know this but I did know that Starkist used to be a good brand and at some point it became much less.

The only brand that I have avoided like the plague, over the decades, has been Bumble Bee. It was always the worst national brand out there but, sadly, Starkist has become almost as bad.

The day I discovered Kirkland brand I never looked back.

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proudlyfromNJ — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:48:51 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
@sunshine45 Never seen or heard of this brand in any of the stores around me. I'll make it a point to see if I can find it anywhere.

@Kachina624 I beg to differ about tuna in oil. I have never found this to be true and I eat tons of tuna, always have. I prefer it in oil, again it's better for you.

@PINKdogWOOD. I can usually find the Italian tuna in any Italian deli if you have any near you.

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50Mickey — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:57:51 GMT

@CherryHugs wrote:
YUCK!! Had canned tuna we just bought, opened a can and it is full of dark stuff. Kinda gross. I threw it out.

Had a box of the packages so opened one of those. The very strong smell of tuna was horrible I noticed after making tuna salad. I just could not eat it!

What a waste throwing all this away!!

It is Starkist and it is usally fine. Not sure what is going on!

It's funny that you posted this. I purchased a package of tuna salad from Whole Foods on Sunday. Opened it up and thought the same as you that it smelled strong and the tuna did not look like it was white tuna. I forced myself to eat a little and then I threw the rest out.

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Lucky Duck — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:58:19 GMT

I buy Starkist Albacore and haven't had a problem...so far. A friend recommended that I try the Kirkland brand at Costco but I haven't been to Costco since then. I will be going to Costco sometime in the next couple weeks and will try their tuna.

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Citrine1 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:43:14 GMT

@chickenbutt Do you know that I so love tuna that it is the main reason I got a COSTCO membership? hahahaha

There are one or two name brands that I'm ok with, but was always looking for a better tuna. I've heard that Kirkland's was really good and wanted to try it, so I got the membership a few months ago and now that's the only tuna I eat. It is my new favorite.

I have a SAM's club around the corner and shop there often. COSTCO is about 40 minutes away, so you can see why I was hesitant. But I'll tell you what, it's worth it just for the tuna alone. I LOVE the stuff. Could eat it every day.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:13:44 GMT

@Citrine1 wrote:
@chickenbutt Do you know that I so love tuna that it is the main reason I got a COSTCO membership? hahahaha

There are one or two name brands that I'm ok with, but was always looking for a better tuna. I've heard that Kirkland's was really good and wanted to try it, so I got the membership a few months ago and now that's the only tuna I eat. It is my new favorite.

I have a SAM's club around the corner and shop there often. COSTCO is about 40 minutes away, so you can see why I was hesitant. But I'll tell you what, it's worth it just for the tuna alone. I LOVE the stuff. Could eat it every day.

Love it!

Another thing I really love from Costco is the salmon burgers. They are like a burger-shaped salmon pattie made of good quality Alaskan salmon and they come frozen, in a bag. They are flavorful so I've never added a grain of salt to them. I just cook one, from frozen, in my contact grill and either just eat that or that with a bit of veg, and that's a meal for me.

When I get them home, I vac-seal them in onesies so they stay pristine for, well, as long as I've ever had them and I usually make them last quite a while.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:43:46 GMT

according to a news article, the costco brand of albacore tuna is supplied by bumble bee.

https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2014/09/02/costco-win-for-tri-marine-as-retail-giant-puts-canned-skipjack-under-kirkland-signature-brand/

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polowife — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:17:09 GMT

Yes, Italian tuna is the best!

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polowife — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:20:51 GMT

Yes, Italian tuna is the best!

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Renata22 — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:39:22 GMT

@KingstonsMom, I appreciate the info. Will not buy starkist anymore. I read about how the food is treated there and have knocked anything from several there and several other places off my list.

I usually buy the Member's Mark albacore tuna from Sam's and we have been very happy with it. My hubby doesn't like fish but he likes this tuna, it's so mild.