foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by histamine in chilled mackerel
- Classification
- Information notification for attention
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- histamine generating bacteria - {pathogenic micro-organisms}
- Origin
- unknown origin
- Notifier
- Finland
What is this? Some chilled mackerel may have too much histamine. Histamine is a chemical that can make you sick if the fish is not kept cold enough.
What's happening? Finland found high histamine in chilled mackerel. This could cause a food poisoning outbreak.
Does this affect me? If you ate chilled mackerel recently, you might feel sick. The risk is in Finland.
What should I do? Throw away any chilled mackerel you have. If you feel sick, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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Classification: Information notification for attention · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: histamine generating bacteria - {pathogenic micro-organisms} · Origin: unknown origin · Notifier: Finland
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