Canned Tuna products shall be manufactured from cooked tuna fish which has been skinned, headed, eviscerated, trimmed of all blood muscle, scorched or oxidised surface tissue and packed with vegetable oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, brine or springwater in hermetically sealed cans and sterilised by the application of heat. Skipjack {Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis {L.)} , Yellowfin {Thunnus albacora (Lowe)}and ‘Bigeye’ (Thunnus obesus ) are the only species of Tuna permitted for the manufacture of these products.

Canned Tuna products shall be manufactured from cooked tuna fish which has been skinned, headed, eviscerated, trimmed of all blood muscle, scorched or oxidised surface tissue and packed with vegetable oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, brine or springwater in hermetically sealed cans and sterilised by the application of heat. Skipjack {Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis {L.)} , Yellowfin {Thunnus albacora (Lowe)}and ‘Bigeye’ (Thunnus obesus ) are the only species of Tuna permitted for the manufacture of these products.