date:Dec 12, 2012
Frozen shark fillets from China have been destroyed at the Italian Border as the labelling mentioned a species that has been extinct for millions of years.
The fish product, detained and destroyed on 27 November to ensure no distribution, listed carchrocles megalodon on the label.
The European Commission published the notification classified as a border rejection but did not reveal the trade names and the identity of individual companies.
Carchrocles megalodon or carcharodon megalodon is an