India — Fish and Fish Products — Tuna
India received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Tuna, part of Fish and Fish Products between 2021-Q1 and 2022-Q3. The most-cited issue is histamine.
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Quarterly rejections, last 7 quarters
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| Quarter | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2021-Q1 | 1 |
| 2021-Q2 | 0 |
| 2021-Q3 | 0 |
| 2021-Q4 | 0 |
| 2022-Q1 | 0 |
| 2022-Q2 | 0 |
| 2022-Q3 | 1 |
Recent rejections
- 2022.4275 poor temperature control of frozen yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from India Notified by Spain.
- 2021.0318 Histamine (500 and 900 mg/kg - ppm) in tuna from India Notified by Spain. Destroyed. Result POR ENCIMA DE 900 (limit VALOR MEDIO INFERIOR A 100 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications
Besides border rejections, 6 notifications since 2020 concerned tuna from India found after entering the EU — 6 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.
How they were found: at the EU border 50%, company's own check 33%, consumer complaint or illness 17%. 1 led to a recall from consumers.
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| Year | Total | Information notifications |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 | 0 |
- 2024.0052 info: attentionPresenza di Istamina (1440 +/- 226 mg/Kg) in Filetto di Tonnetto Striato Congelato dall'India//Presence of Histamine (1440 +/- 226 mg/Kg) in Frozen Skipjack Tuna Fillet from India Notified by Italy. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 1440 +/- 226 (limit 400 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
- 2023.4455 info: attentionHistamine in Tuna from India Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 143. histamine
- 2022.3233 info: attentionPossible foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by fresh tuna fish from India via Neatherlands Notified by Czechia. Consumer complaint or illness, reached the market. Result lower than 10 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
- 2021.3878 info: attentionhistamine and E 300 - ascorbic acid unauthorised in frozen yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from India Notified by Italy. At the EU border. Result 860 +/- 43 (limit 200 mg/kg - ppm). E 300 - ascorbic acidhistamine
- 2021.0868 info: attentionelevato contenuto di E300 in tonno cogelato da India Notified by Italy. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 620 mg/kg (limit 300 mg/kg null). E 300 - ascorbic acid
- 2020.2535 info: attentionistamina in tonno congelato Notified by Italy. At the EU border, not on the market. Result (387±50 mg/kg); (18mg/kg); (155±23 mg/kg); (125±19 mg/kg).. histamine
Data and downloads
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