Source: European Commission
The European Commission has published the rejections of tuna over these first days of this new year.
Spain made two notifications. It alerted organoleptic characteristics of tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) coming from Cape Verde, as well as bad temperature control - rupture of the cold chain - of false albacore and skipjack tuna from Senegal.
The Netherlands notified the finding of carbon monoxide treatment of frozen yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) coming from Vietnam.
Italy also notified its discovery of carbon monoxide treatment of tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Portugal and Bulgaria notified high histamine contents. Portugal found 304.3; 248.3 mg/kg – ppm of histamine in frozen tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam. And Bulgaria discovered levels of histamine >200; >200; >50; >200; >50; >50; >200; >200; >200 mg/kg – ppm in canned tuna flakes in vegetable oil (Euthynnus pelamis) from Thailand.
Each and every one of these notifications was made during a border check. The goods were all rejected at the border, banned from distribution and are either to be destroyed or re-dispatched to their country of origin.
Furthermore, Germany’s notification regarding high contents of mercury (1.103 mg/kg – ppm) yellowfin tuna loins coming from Indonesia last September will result in the destruction of the goods this month. The tuna was rejected at the border and has been banned from distribution.