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) ^ ^ 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)