Over the last few years I started doing research on the food my family eats and was ALARMED at the levels of mercury in canned tuna and how many companies don’t test their tuna.
Safe Catch is a great canned tuna fish that is exclusively wild caught. Every single tuna that is caught is tested for things like mercury and radiation. Safe Catch contains the lowest amount of mercury of any brand available on the market. Their Safe Catch Elite Wild Tuna is tested to a mercury limit of 0.100 ppm, which is 10X stricter than the FDA action limit and the Safe Catch Wild Albacore Tuna is tested to a mercury limit of 0.300 ppm, which is 3 1/3X stricter than the FDA action limit. It just doesn’t end there though. While their products ARE packaged in Thailand at a premium boutique canning facility Safe Catch NEVER purchases tuna from unregulated fishing boats. Every single lot of tuna purchased by Safe Catch comes with a Fisheries Certificate of Origin, which is heavily regulated by the US Dept of Commerce, and a Captain’s Statement that is signed by the captain of the boat that caught it. Some of those vessels are actually US vessels, but they only represent some of the many countries that do abide by the U.S. Department of Commerce Fisheries Certificate of Origin laws. They never purchase tuna from boats that are unregulated or from countries that don’t abide by the U.S. Department of Commerce Fisheries Certificate of Origin program.
Another great feature of Safe Catch is their cans are BPA Free! I really like that their tuna is also Certified Dolphin Safe!
Safe Catch was kind enough to send me some of their tuna to try!
They do not use any fillers while canning their tuna, not even oil or water! Each fan is hand packed by hand and the only thing added is salt(when noted). It is packed this way to retain all the naturally available nutrients and Omega 3 oils.
Safe Catch sells three varieties of their product.
Elite Wild Tuna is handpick premium skipjack tuna, this product is perfect for Expecting Moms, Kids, and Athletes. It sells for $3.50 a can.
Wild Albacore is 100% tested, pole and line caught and is their highest Omega 3 tuna. The Wild Alabcore comes in two varieties, salt added and no salt added. It sells for $4.50 a can.
Review:
Safe Catch tuna has to be some of the BEST canned tuna I have EVER tasted. Its flavorful and just tastes so much better then other brands I’ve tried in the past. My family also really liked trying it. I admire this company for the dedication that goes into each can of tuna, it proves they really care about their customers!