November has so far seen a number of food safety alerts issued on the European Union's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) for fish and fish products.

Below, IntraFish lists the most important ones.

12/11/2012 and 09/11/2012 -- Due to a consumer complaint in Italy, authorities reported parasitic infestation with Anisakis of chilled monkfish from the United Kingdom. Information on the distribution is not yet available.

09/11/2012 -- Germany's border control seized chilled hake from South Africa, which contained mercury (1.56