# Mekathon Sarl. · 16-125 · FRENCH POLYNESIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Mekathon Sarl. · 16-125 · FRENCH POLYNESIA, import alert is 16-125; import alert name is "DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF REFRIGERATED (NOT FROZEN WITH PROPER LABELING) RAW FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TOXIN PRODUCTION"; country is FRENCH POLYNESIA; product is Fresh Vacuum Packaged Tuna; product code is 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; date published is 03/09/2010; address is Bp9433 Motu Uta , Tahiti-French Polynesia, FRENCH POLYNESIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Mekathon Sarl. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 16-125
- **Import alert name:** "DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF REFRIGERATED (NOT FROZEN WITH PROPER LABELING) RAW FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS IN REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TOXIN PRODUCTION"
- **Country:** FRENCH POLYNESIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Bp9433 Motu Uta , Tahiti-French Polynesia, FRENCH POLYNESIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 03/09/2010 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Fresh Vacuum Packaged Tuna _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** Date removed - 3/8/2010 Method of control: CRYOVAC 10K OTR film/bag for packaging _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Mekathon Sarl. Date Published : 03/09/2010 Bp9433 Motu Uta , Tahiti-French Polynesia, FRENCH POLYNESIA 16 A V - 45 Tuna (Albacore, Yellowfin, Bluefin, Skipjack, Etc.), Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 03/09/2010 Desc: Fresh Vacuum Packaged Tuna Notes: Date removed - 3/8/2010 Method of control: CRYOVAC 10K OTR film/bag for packaging

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_28.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).