Nation IN BRIEF : NEW JERSEY : Cat Food Labeled as Tuna Seized by FDA

Federal agents in Newark, N.J., seized 38,640 cans of what they said was cat food that had been relabeled as tuna for human consumption. The 6 1/2-ounce cans were labeled “Ocean King Chunk Light Tuna in Water” and contained decomposed tuna fish intended for cats, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Some cans were sold before the seizure, but officials said they had been sterilized and were not dangerous. The cans, originally meant to be sold as “7th Heaven” cat food, were among up to 50 million cans produced in 1985 at a cannery in St. Andrews, Canada, officials said. The Canadian government closed the cannery because of unsanitary conditions.