IA#16-95 - 04/22/93, ATTACH 1/13/00 REVISED
SUBJECT :"Automatic Detention of Canned Tuna Due to Decomposition"
TYPE OF ALERT : Automatic Detention
PRODUCT : Canned Tuna
PRODUCT CODE : 16AEE45
HARMONIZED
CODE : 1604.14.30408
PROBLEM : Decomposition (MSDC)
COUNTRY : See attachment
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER : See attachment
MANUFACTURER/
SHIPPER I.D.# : See attachment
IMPORTER'S
I.D. # : N/A
CHARGE : "The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to
Section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to consist in whole or
in part of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or to
be otherwise unfit for food [Adulteration, Section
402(a)(3)]."
RECOMMENDING
OFFICE : Division of Import Operations & Policy, HFC-170
REASON FOR
ALERT : Districts have reported an increasing number of entries of
canned tuna shipments violative due to decomposition. This
alert places firms on automatic detention which have
demonstrated a continuing problem.
Analysis for decomposition is an organoleptic examination
performed by a qualified seafood examiner or histamine
determination using AOAC, 15th Ed., Sec. 977.13,
fluorometric method.
INSTRUCTIONS : Automatically detain all canned tuna packed by firms listed
on the attachment.
PRIORITIZATION
GUIDANCE : II
FOI : No purging is necessary.
KEYWORDS : Decomposition, Tuna, Canned Tuna
PREPARED BY : Linda A. Wisniowski, DIOP, 301-443-6553.
Attachment to Import Alert #16-95 Revised 1/13/00
Country Firm Name
Indonesia
(ID, 485)
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Mexico
(MX,595)
Gonzales, Perez & Reyes,
S.A. de C.V.
Blvd. Las Dunas Y Corales #25
Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
FEI# 1000637264
MID# MXGONPER25ENS
2/21/97
Taiwan Hsing Yi Frozen Foods
(TW, 281) Processing Co., Ltd.
1-6 Chu Tsun Li, Puh-Tzu Cheng
Chia-Yi Hsien Taiwan, 613
ID# TWHSIYI2833TAI
(3/8/93)
Thailand Royal Canning Co., Ltd.
(875,TH) 72/85-87 Llab
Mae Nam Chaophya Rd.
Chongnontrl Yannawa
Bangkok 10120, Thailand
FCE# 08760
ID# THROYCAN7285BAN
(6/18/93)
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