France — Fish and Fish Products — Tuna

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France received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Tuna, part of Fish and Fish Products between 2023-Q3 and 2026-Q2. Volume is roughly flat year-on-year. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

• 2026.5221 2026-06-12 Rotura de cadena de frío en atún a granel procedente de un buque pesquero francés//Poor temperature control in bulk tuna from a french fishing vessel. Notified by Spain.
• 2025.2248 2025-03-26 Poor control temperature in frozen tuna from Dzaoudzi, France// Ruptura de la cadena de frío en atún congelado procedente de Dzaouzi, Francia Notified by Spain.
• 2021.7239 2021-12-30 poor temperature control - rupture of the cold chain - (between -4.5°C and -3.1°C) of frozen tuna from France, dispatched from the Seychelles Notified by Spain.
• 2021.6979 2021-12-20 Poor temperature control in tuna from France, dispatched from the Seychelles Notified by Spain.

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 9 notifications since 2020 concerned tuna from France found after entering the EU — 1 alerts, 8 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.

How they were found: company's own check 44%, consumer complaint or illness 22%, official control on the market 22%, at the EU border 11%. 3 led to a recall from consumers.

alerts information notifications

• 2026.8750 2026-10-02 info: attentionpresenza di istamina oltre il valore soglia in trancio decongelato di tonno pinne gialle///// histamine in thawed yellowfin tuna steak Notified by Italy. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. Result 598 +/- 39 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
• 2025.0549 2025-01-27 info: attentionSum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCB above legal limits in tuna from France Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 14.9 ± 6.6 (limit 6.5 pg TEQ/g). dioxins
• 2024.5048 2024-07-02 info: attentionHistamine in tuna from France Notified by Belgium. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 618 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
• 2023.4041 2023-06-15 info: attentionHistamine detected in tuna from sri lanka Notified by France. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 291 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
• 2023.0209 2023-01-10 info: attentiondetection of foreign bodies in the "tuna spread" product Notified by France. Consumer complaint or illness, not on the market.
• 2022.3734 2022-06-27 info: attentionmercury in chilled yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) loins in brine from France Notified by Italy. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1,4 ± 0,2. mercury
• 2022.1464 2022-03-14 info: follow-upTuna contaminated with histamine Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 200 - 500 (limit 400 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
• 2021.4119 2021-08-03 alertethyelene oxide in tuna pate with fresh cheese from France Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market.
• 2021.1292 2021-03-12 info: attentionLonge de thon - Histamine Notified by France. Company's own check, reached the market. Result >1000. histamine