The Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Health of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile (Seremi) has confirmed that millions of cans of preserves sold as “jurel” in supermarkets, neighborhood stores, and even in state school cafeterias, actually contained mackerel.
The president of the Industrial Fishermen’s union of Biobío, Macarena Cepeda Godoy, valued the verification carried out by the health authority. “The work of the Seremi confirms what we reported: in Chile, more than 30 million cans are sold that, under the label of ‘jurel’, hid different species with lower nutritional value,” declared Cepeda.
The leader described the case as “a fraud of great magnitude that even affects school feeding programs, where thousands of children receive a product that does not correspond to what is declared on its label. It is a very serious event that undermines public trust and deceives consumers, and deserves a firm condemnation from all the actors involved.”
Cepeda also stressed the importance of Chilean jurel as a national food heritage. “It is a fish recognized worldwide for its nutritional contribution, accessible to families, and processed in plants in the Biobío Region that generate quality employment, especially for women,” she added.
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