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Sweden reports histamine outbreak from imported fish

By News Desk on April 15, 2021

Almost 20 people have fallen ill in Sweden this month from histamine poisoning in fish from Vietnam.

The foodborne outbreak at the beginning of April affected 19 people in Stockholm.

Guests eating tuna at three…
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HelloFresh recalls fish because of link to illnesses

By Joe Whitworth on November 11, 2020

HelloFresh is recalling certain batches of fish in New Zealand linked to at least three cases of histamine poisoning.

The ready meal delivery service recalled HelloFresh brand trevally filets because of elevated levels of histamine.…
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Company fined after five suffer food poisoning from fish

By News Desk on October 2, 2020

A catering company in Wales has been fined in relation to five people who became ill from eating mackerel in July 2019.

DM Catering (Pembs) Ltd. was fined £2,550 ($3,300) by Haverfordwest magistrates in late…
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Histamine poisoning in Sweden linked to tuna from Vietnam

By Joe Whitworth on May 15, 2020

Thirty people in Sweden fell ill with scombroid poisoning after eating tuna from Vietnam earlier this month.

The histamine poisoning foodborne outbreak was linked to frozen tuna loins from Vietnam, via the Netherlands.

Local authorities…
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FDA should require recall of unsafe tuna to protect consumers

By Guest Contributor on January 20, 2020
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A recently announced interpretation of authority on mandatory recalls weakens food safety.

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision late last year not to order a mandatory recall of yellowfin tuna that sickened at least…
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Dozens sick in outbreak; company refuses FDA’s request to recall tuna

By Coral Beach on November 15, 2019

Authorities are investigating an ongoing outbreak of scombrotoxin fish poisoning traced to yellowfin tuna. They have blocked all incoming shipments of the fish from a Vietnamese company that has refused to initiate a recall.

Public…
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Health officials investigating apparent cases of scombroid poisoning

By News Desk on November 13, 2019

Investigators have an open case file on an outbreak of scombroid poisoning among patrons of a restaurant in an upscale hotel in downtown Seattle.

Three people became ill after eating cooked tuna at the All…
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Kroger Yellowfin Tuna linked to four Scombroid poisoning cases in Ohio

By News Desk on September 7, 2019

The Ohio Department of Agriculture this weekend issued a public health alert after Kroger stores at Austin Landing and Cornerstone sold fresh yellowfin tuna steaks linked to four Scombroid poisoning cases in Montgomery and Franklin

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Histamine outbreaks could increase in Europe

By Joe Whitworth on June 12, 2019

The risk of histamine food poisoning — also known as scombroid fish poisoning — could increase in Europe in the future if trading trends continue, according to researchers.

The scientists made the remark in the…
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FAO and WHO find low risk of histamine poisoning from salmonids

By Joe Whitworth on October 31, 2018

The United Nations’ FAO and the World Health Organization have found that the risk of histamine development in fish of the Salmonidae family is unlikely to reach the levels needed to cause food poisoning.

The…
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Eight illnesses reported as 80,000 kg of tuna seized

By Joe Whitworth on October 20, 2018

More than 80,000 kilograms of illicit Bluefin tuna has been seized in Spain and several cases of food poisoning reported due to fish being stored in unsanitary conditions.

Eight cases were detected after eating the…
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