# MITSUI FISHERIES CO LTD · 16-125 · JAPAN — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For MITSUI FISHERIES CO LTD, import alert is 16-125; country is JAPAN; 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"; product is Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Salmon | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Trout | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Sea Bream | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Striped Jack | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Bluefin Tuna | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Amberjack Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Greater Amberjack; product code is 16 X V - 03 Salmon, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 05 Trout, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 51 Sea Bream, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 52 Jack, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 53 Tuna, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 99 Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, N.E.C.,, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; date published is 07/17/2025; address is 1-4-3 , Matsubaramachi , Nobeoka, Miyazaki JAPAN, verified against its source on 2026-10-19.

- **Firm:** MITSUI FISHERIES CO LTD _(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:** JAPAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 1-4-3 , Matsubaramachi , Nobeoka, Miyazaki JAPAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 07/17/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 16 X V - 03 Salmon, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 05 Trout, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 51 Sea Bream, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 52 Jack, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 53 Tuna, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging | 16 X V - 99 Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, N.E.C.,, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging _(verified: each item appears in its own passage below)_
- **Product:** Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Salmon | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Trout | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Sea Bream | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Striped Jack | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Bluefin Tuna | Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Amberjack Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Greater Amberjack _(verified: each item appears in its own passage below)_
- **FDA notes:** Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag | Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag | Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag | Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag | Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag | Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag _(verified: each item appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> MITSUI FISHERIES CO LTD Date Published : 07/17/2025 1-4-3 , Matsubaramachi , Nobeoka, Miyazaki JAPAN

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Product code

> 16 X V - 03 Salmon, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 08/06/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Salmon Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 05 Trout, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 08/06/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Trout Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 51 Sea Bream, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Sea Bream Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 52 Jack, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Striped Jack Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 53 Tuna, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Bluefin Tuna Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 99 Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, N.E.C.,, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Amberjack Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Greater Amberjack Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag

### Product

> 16 X V - 03 Salmon, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 08/06/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Salmon Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 05 Trout, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 08/06/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Trout Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 51 Sea Bream, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Sea Bream Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 52 Jack, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Striped Jack Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 53 Tuna, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Bluefin Tuna Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 99 Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, N.E.C.,, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Amberjack Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Greater Amberjack Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag

### FDA notes

> 16 X V - 03 Salmon, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 08/06/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Salmon Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 05 Trout, all, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 08/06/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Trout Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 51 Sea Bream, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Sea Bream Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 52 Jack, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Striped Jack Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 53 Tuna, Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Bluefin Tuna Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag 16 X V - 99 Aquaculture Harvested Fishery/Seafood Products, N.E.C.,, Vacuum or Modified Atmosphere Packaging Date Published: 07/17/2025 Desc: Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Yellowtail Amberjack Farm Raised; Vacuum Or Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Greater Amberjack Notes: Method of Control: Vitsab L5-8 Freshtag

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-10-19. Review by: 2026-12-18.
Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).