Wegmans Yellowfin Tuna is being recalled for high scombrotoxin levels. Scombrotoxin fish poisoning is caused by eating fish that have high levels of histamine, which triggers an allergic reaction. Fish develop high histamine levels when the flesh has not been properly refrigerated or preserved and it begins to spoil. Symptoms of scombrotoxin fish poisoning develop … Read more
The FDA has issued a final compliance policy guide (CPG) for preventing Scombrotoxin in fish. The adulteration of fish and fishery products with histamines can cause Scombrotoxin poisoning in humans. Histamine production can occur in fish as the flesh begins to decompose after death. The CPG will help the FDA address adulteration during surveillance sampling … Read more
The FDA has updated the yellowfin tuna scombrotoxin outbreak that is linked to tuna that has sickened dozens of people in the U.S. In November 2019, FDA placed Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD of Vietnam on Import Alert, which allows the government to detail the firm’s yellowfin tuna without physical examination. Truong Phu Xanh is … Read more