Dive Summary:
- Italian officials have just destroyed an entire order of shark fillets from China because they had carchrocles megalodon, a shark that has been extinct for millions of years, listed on the labels.
- The European commission classified this as a border rejection and did not publish the names of any parties or companies involved.
- Some food for thought: C. megalodon grew up to sixty feet long, dwarfing most species of sharks today. Imagine how many fillets could come out of one of those.
From the article:
The fish product, detained and destroyed on 27 November to ensure no distribution, listed carchocles megalodon on the label. ...