Report: Scottish Salmon Products Recalled

British seafood giant Marine Harvest has recalled more than 50 types of Scottish salmon products feared contaminated by diesel fuel.

The products, amounting to thousands of cans and packages, were recalled from eight British supermarket chains after possibly being tainted by diesel fuel during transportation to a processing plant, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday. The recall includes products sold in Asda, Morrisons, Tesco and Sainsbury.

A British food safety official called the potentially tainted salmon a quality rather than a safety matter, and said the recall affected Marine Harvest Scottish salmon products with a use date of between Feb. 7 and Feb. 28.

Marine Harvest is one of the world’s largest salmon farmers and operates numerous aquatic farms in Scotland’s west Highlands.