30/04/2024
Nonconformities of seafood increased 168% in the first quarter.
In the January-March period of 2024, there were 164 tonnes of seafood nonconformities, an increase of 168% compared with 61 tonnes in the same period of 2023.
The main nonconforming fishes were Chinese frozen large yellow croaker of 87 tons, accounting for 53% of the total, Chinese frozen poulp squid of 23 tons, 14% and Chinese live eel of 17 tons, accounting for 10.3%
Eight tons of Russian frozen pollack roe, seven tons of Vietnamese frozen catfish, and six tons of Japanese bluefin tuna and Thai frozen vannamei shrimp each failed to pass the inspection.
By country, 5 cases in China, 3 cases in Japan, and 1 case each in Thailand, Russia, Vietnam, and Taiwan were considered unsuitable, and a total of 6 countries' fisheries products were judged unsuitable.
In the first quarter of 2023, frozen octopus from Mauritania accounted for 39.3% with 24 tons, while frozen bobo croaker from Guinea accounted for 19.2% with 12 tons and Vietnamese frozen snakehead with 12 tons, respectively
Other fishes include 7 tons of frozen boiled snowcrab in Russia and 3 tons of frozen adductors of scallop meat in China.
By country, two cases of Vietnam, Mauritania, Guinea, Russia, China and Japan were each treated as nonconformities, and a total of six countries' fishes were judged as nonconformities.
Source : Union Forsea Corp.