Histamine (320 mg/kg - ppm) in frozen tuna from South Korea, via the Netherlands
- Classification
- Alert notification
- Risk
- Serious
- Category
- fish and fish products
- Hazard
- histamine - {biological contaminants}
- Origin
- Italy *** South Korea
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Frozen tuna from South Korea may have too much histamine. Histamine is a natural chemical that can build up in fish and cause food poisoning.
What's happening? Italy found high histamine levels in tuna from South Korea. The tuna was sold in Italy through the Netherlands.
Does this affect me? If you bought frozen tuna from South Korea in Italy, you might be at risk.
What should I do? Stop eating the tuna. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick after eating it.
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Classification: Alert notification · Risk: Serious · Category: fish and fish products · Hazard: histamine - {biological contaminants} · Origin: Italy *** South Korea · Notifier: Italy
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