Argentina: 20 tons of chilled salmon not suitable for consumption were returned to origin

COMODORO RIVADAVIA (Chubut) - The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) returned a load of 20,223 kilos of chilled salmon to its origin after verifying that it was not suitable for consumption after the truck transporting it had a road accident. near the city of Comodoro Rivadavia, 29 km from Route 26. The merchandise from Puerto Chacabuco (Chile), destined for San Pablo (Brazil), was transported in a vehicle that caught fire. After the actions of the Police personnel of the Province of Chubut and the Fire Department, the truck was transferred to an establishment authorized by Senasa where it was unsealed and the cargo verified by customs authorities and the health organization. In this way, the staff of the Agri-Food Safety and Quality Coordination of the Patagonia Sur Regional Center of Senasa confirmed in Official Establishment 4411 that the transported merchandise did not meet the conditions to be consumed and therefore, authorized and controlled the ...