Vietnam — Fish and Fish Products — Tuna

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Vietnam received 2 RASFF border-rejection notifications in Tuna, part of Fish and Fish Products between 2023-Q4 and 2026-Q3. Volume is newly active in the last year. The most-cited issues are E 250 - sodium nitrite, carbon monoxide treatment, and histamine. The list below gives each of these 4 rejections by date and RASFF reference, with the country that notified it and the hazard found; 4 carry the laboratory result and 3 say what happened to the consignment.

Quarterly rejections, last 12 quarters

Recent rejections

• 2026.8311 2026-09-18 Nitrite (14 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from Vietnam Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 21 (limit not present mg/kg - ppm). E 250 - sodium nitrite
• 2026.8060 2026-09-11 Nitrite (11 mg/kg) in frozen tuna from Vietnam Notified by Netherlands. Re-dispatched or destroyed. Result 17 (limit absent in mg/kg - ppm). E 250 - sodium nitrite
• 2020.3946 2020-09-27 Carbon monoxide treated yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam Notified by Netherlands. Result 10.35 mg/kg en toegevoegd koolmonoxide aanwezig. carbon monoxide treatment
• 2020.0310 2020-01-22 Histamine in tuna belly Notified by Portugal. Re-dispatched. Result 157,1. histamine

Found on the EU market: alerts and information notifications

Besides border rejections, 23 notifications since 2020 concerned tuna from Vietnam found after entering the EU — 12 alerts, 11 information notifications. They are not part of the rejection figures or rates above, which measure border controls.

How they were found: official control on the market 43%, consumer complaint or illness 39%, company's own check 13%, at the EU border 4%. 3 led to a recall from consumers.

alerts information notifications

• 2026.7365 2026-08-19 info: follow-upNitrite in tuna from Vietnam Notified by Belgium. At the EU border, reached the market. Result 4,8 (limit absent mg/kg - ppm). nitrite
• 2026.1165 2026-02-12 info: follow-upHigh content of E 300-ascorbic acid in frozen tuna sticks from Vietnam via the Netherlands Notified by Greece. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 1008±121 (limit 300 mg/kg - ppm). E 300 - ascorbic acid
• 2025.5576 2025-07-23 alertListeria monocytogenes in diced tuna, from Vietnam Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result present. Listeria monocytogenes
• 2025.0930 2025-02-10 info: follow-upHigh content of E 300 - ascorbic acid in frozen yellowfin tuna loin from Vietnam Notified by Czechia. Company's own check, reached the market.
• 2025.0860 2025-02-07 info: follow-upAscorbic acid E300 513 ppm in Tuna steaks from vietnam Notified by Netherlands. Company's own check, reached the market. Result 513 (limit 300 mg/kg - ppm). E 300 - ascorbic acid
• 2024.9292 2024-12-17 info: follow-upHigh content of E 300-ascorbic acid in Frozen red tuna loin (Thunnus albacares) from Vietnam Notified by Estonia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 393 ± 59 (limit 300 mg/kg - ppm). E 300 - ascorbic acid
• 2024.8702 2024-12-06 info: follow-upUse of carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxidö (NrO) in tuna. Notified by Belgium. Official control on the market, reached the market, re-dispatched.
• 2024.0308 2024-01-16 info: follow-upHigh content of E 300-ascorbic acid in frozen yellowfin tuna loin from Vietnam Notified by Estonia. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 2462±369* (limit 300 mg/kg - ppm). E 300 - ascorbic acid
• 2024.0231 2024-01-11 info: attentionHistamine in frozen tuna (Thunnus Albacares) from Vietnam Notified by Romania. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 130.77+/-10.98; 118.48+/-9.95; 165.14+/-13.87 (limit 100-200 mg/kg - ppm). histamine
• 2023.8982 2023-12-29 info: follow-upAscorbic acid (E300) in red tuna loins from Vietnam Notified by Netherlands. Official control on the market, reached the market. Result 443 (limit 300 mg/kg - ppm). E 300 - ascorbic acid