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Updates to the CFIA Fish List

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added or modified the common names for the following fish species within the CFIA Fish List:
Acetes chinensis
Lithodes santolla
Chaceon fenneri
Ensis siliqua
Auxis rochei
Upeneus spp.
Illex argentinus
Aequipecten opercularis

Also note that the fish species Ophiodon elongatus has been updated to include the species risk "Subject to Environmental Contaminants".

The list of acceptable common names for fish labelling can be found at the following site: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1352923480852/1352923563904

All requests to add or remove common names from the fish list follow the Guidance on Determining the Common Names for Fish Sold or Processed in Canada, found at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1352987508427/1352993955238

Topic(s)

Release
Release - General

Information source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
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