Guiseppe,
We had a similar experience with Yellowfin tuna several years ago, the tuna may be infected with the myxozoan parasite Hexacapsula neothunni.
I have forwarded your pictures to a fish pathologist who identified the parasite for us.
Mike Strang
Quality Control Manager
Ducktrap River Fish Farm, LLC
57 Little River Drive
Belfast, Maine 04915
Mike.Strang@us.fjord.com
Phone: 207 338-6280
Fax: 207 338-6288
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From: Pamela Tom [mailto:pdtom@ucdavis.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:37 PM
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Cc: garcangeli@izsvenezie.it
Subject: - tuna inquiry and SeafoodNIC update
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I am posting the following inquiry on behalf of Guiseppe Arcangeli.
Please direct your replies to either this mailing list or directly to
Guiseppe at: garcangeli@izsvenezie.it
My name is Giuseppe Arcangeli, I'm a veterinary employed in a public
laboratory (Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie, via L. da Vinci, 39 -
Adria - Italy). My interest is the seafood safety.
I have a question on the following photos:
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/listserv/loin1.jpg
http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/listserv/loin2.jpg
appear a tuna loin (Yellowfin tuna) were on the surface
there are many white small spots. Tuna come from Marshall islands.
Is it possible to be the so called "sashi"?
Is it a parasite? Is an hazard for the human health?
Thank you very much, regards G. Arcangeli
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