The Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) based in Playa de Las Américas (Tenerife), in conjunction with the Canary Islands Health Service, has confiscated 25 tonnes of food that are unfit for human consumption, which were put up for sale in a supermarket located in the Las Chafiras Industrial Estate.
This was communicated by the Civil Guard in a press release, stating that the establishment has been closed and the owner is facing charges for a public health offence, alongside the initiation of an administrative sanction procedure due to several irregularities discovered.
The investigation began when agents noticed and confirmed various irregularities in a supermarket that posed a significant risk to consumer health.
Consequently, they enlisted the assistance of the Canarian Health Service to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the entire establishment, which lasted over five hours.
During the inspection, they uncovered a variety of food items (including meat, canned goods, processed products, and frozen fish) that did not meet the necessary hygiene and sanitary standards for consumption.

These items were found on shelves, in freezer cabinets, or within cold storage, ready for purchase by customers, lacking proper labelling and with their origins unknown.
Outdated Meat
The meat discovered by the agents in the display areas and a cold room was either out of date or unlabelled, rendering its composition and origin unclear.
At the same time, the fish was also frozen and offered for sale packaged without any form of labelling, with past best-before dates, and some showing signs of damage from a disrupted cold chain.
The Civil Guard emphasised that within one of the display units, bluefin tuna in portions weighing two to three kilograms was packaged by the establishment without any form of labelling. Additionally, numerous whole pieces of this fish species were found unlabeled in a cold room, with the individual responsible for the establishment failing to provide documentation verifying its legitimate source.
After the Canarian Health Service technicians conducted a thorough examination of all the merchandise and confirmed its unfitness for human consumption, it was withdrawn from sale for eventual destruction by an authorised manager.