Safcol Australia
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Petfood and seafood wholesaling
Founded in 1945 by a group of South Australian fishermen. Bought in 1991 by Thailand's Tropical Canning. 95% of their pet food is packed in Thailand, and is fish based.
Company Ownership
Safcol Australia Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Tropical Canning (Thailand) Public Company Ltd ![]() owns 100% of Safcol Australia Pty Ltd |
THA | website | ||||
Seafood processors Bought Australia's Safcol in 1991. | ||||||
Tropical Consolidated Corporation Sdn Bhd ![]() owns 100% of Tropical Canning (Thailand) Public Company Ltd |
MYS | website | ||||
Seafood processor Primary business activity is canning seafood. They have factories in Chile and Australia, plus 5 across Asia. Controlled by Malaysian businessman, Datuk Tan Boon Pin. |
Company Assessment
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Safcol Australia Pty Ltd | ||||
This company received the highest packaging performance level of 5 (Beyond Best Practice) in its 2023 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO (2023) |
Safcol uses yellowfin and skipjack tuna. Yellowfin tuna is rated either 'eat less' or 'say no' by GoodFish, Australia's sustainable seafood guide.
Source: GoodFish (2020)
Third highest rating in Greenpeace's Canned Tuna Ranking. "Safcol came in at 3rd place. It is still one of the best widely-available tuna brands in Australia. Using mostly pole and line caught skipjack tuna, Safcol has maintained its commitments to sourcing only 100% 'pole and line' and FAD-free skipjack tuna. That means all Safcol tuna in supermarkets is fished using responsible methods. Safcol should improve its social responsibility policy and invest in measures to ensure better traceability." [Listed under Information due to age of report]
Source: Canned Tuna Guide (2017)
This company is listed by the Earth Island Institute as an approved dolphin-safe tuna processing company. This company has pledged to abide by the Earth Island international 'Dolphin Safe' tuna standards of no encirclement of dolphins or other marine mammals during an entire fishing trip, no accidental deaths or serious injuries of any dolphins, and no use of drift gill nets.
Source: Earth Island Institute (2020)
According to data released by the Australian Tax Office in Jan 2022, this company was one of many local and foreign-based companies that paid no tax in Australia in 2019-20. Please note however that companies pay income tax on profits, not revenue (total income). While some companies use tax havens and loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of tax in Australia, other companies that paid no tax have perfectly legitimate reasons.
Source: ATO (2022) |
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Tropical Canning (Thailand) Public Company Ltd | ||||
This company is a member of the International Seafood Sustainability Association (ISSA). Membership in ISSA is voluntary and is contingent upon compliance with ISSF conservation measures and standards of practice.
Source: ISSF (2022)
This 2013 report by the Environmental Justice Foundation, 'Sold to the Sea: Human Trafficking in Thailand's Fishing Industry' exposes severe human rights abuses associated with human trafficking in Thailand's fishing industry and documents the testimonies of Burmese workers, as young as 16, who were forced onto fishing vessels for many months and subjected to arduous, often violent, working conditions without pay. While the report doesn't mention this company, is seems likely human rights abuses are occurring in their supply chain.
Source: Environmental Justice Foundation (2013) |
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Tropical Consolidated Corporation Sdn Bhd | ||||
This company is listed by the Earth Island Institute as an approved dolphin-safe tuna processing company. This company has pledged to abide by the Earth Island international 'Dolphin Safe' tuna standards of no encirclement of dolphins or other marine mammals during an entire fishing trip, no accidental deaths or serious injuries of any dolphins, and no use of drift gill nets.
Source: Earth Island Institute (2020) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Founded | 1945 |
Revenue | 139 million AUD (2020) |
Employees | 30 (2020) |
Contact Details
Address | 189 Phillip Hwy, Elizabeth Vale, SA, 5112, Australia |
Phone | 08 8282 1000 |
Freecall | 1800 819 785 |
mail@safcol.com.au | |
Website | www.safcol.com.au |
Products / Brands
Safcol Australia
Crystal Clean Cat Litter Gourmet Delight Cat Food Safcol Canned Fish Safcol Cat Food Safcol Canned Fish (Tuna) Snappy Tom Cat Food Snappy Tom Cat Litter Ultimates Cat Food |