canning

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The Kiribati government says it is expanding the country's own tuna processing and canning facilities rather than just selling licences to foreign ships.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Chicken of the Sea International is studying whether the ruling could help revive production at a Georgia canning plant that relies on imported tuna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Tinned fish has been around for centuries, dating all the way back to the late 1700s when canning and preserving foods were budding inventions.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

He owned a fleet of trawlers called ‘Pecheurs d’Atlantique’ and a large canning factory to can the sardines his trawlers brought in.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl