SCOMBROID POISONING, GROUND TUNA - USA: RECALL, ALERT
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Date: 12 Oct 2011
Source: FDA [edited]
<http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm275722.htm>
Osamu Corporation of Gardena, California, is recalling up to 1800 cases, lot number7013, of frozen ground tuna because the FDA found decomposition in several samples of the product and also found elevated histamine levels in samples taken from a retail location.
Osamu Corporation is recalling the product in an abundance of caution since decomposed product may promote formation of histamine. Histamine consumed in food can cause reactions that exhibit symptoms of tingling or burning sensation in the mouth, facial swelling, rash, hives and itchy skin, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. However, individuals may experience symptoms differently. Persons developing these symptoms should seek medical attention.
The frozen ground tuna was shipped to 3 distributors from 18 Aug 2011 to 8 Sep 2011. The distributors have removed the product from the marketplace and are destroying any remaining product.
The 3 distributors are AFC Corporation, Red Shell Foods, and Pacific Fresh Fish Company. 2 of these distributors have sushi franchises located in grocery stores. Stores and locations to which this product was shipped are listed at the bottom of this announcement. One, Pacific Fresh Fish Company of Los Angeles, is a cash and carry establishment.
Consumers concerned about whether the sushi they purchased may contain the ground tuna should check with the store where they purchased the sushi. That store will be able to determine if it used the recalled product to prepare the sushi. At this time Osamu does not believe that the recalled product or sushi made with the recalled product is available for purchase by consumers.
3 illnesses due to elevated histamine levels have been reported to date, all involving sushi purchased at a single location. The cause of the elevated histamine levels found in the ground tuna at that location is presently unknown.
Red Shell Foods has sushi franchises in grocery markets in the state of California in the following cities: Calabasas, Century City, Dana Point, Encino, Hollywood, Irvine, Los Angeles, Marina del Rey, Newport Beach, North Hollywood, Northridge, Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Sherman Oaks, Silverlake, Tarzana, West Hollywood, and Westlake Village.
AFC has sushi franchises at counters in grocery stores in nearly every state.
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[Scombroid fish poisoning occurs after eating fish with high levels of accumulated histamine or other biogenic amines. Histamine is produced and can accumulate when bacterial enzymes metabolize naturally occurring histidine in fish. This most often occurs when fish is held at ambient or high temperatures (such as 70 to 90 deg F / 21.1 to 32.2 deg C) for several hours, but can occur at more moderate temperatures (over 45 deg F or over 7.2 deg C). Rapid chilling of fish immediately after catch is the most effective measure to prevent scombroid fish poisoning. Fish from the family _Scombridae_ (such as tuna and
mackerel) contain high levels of free histidine in muscle tissue and are the commonest sources of scombroid fish poisoning, but other fish (such as mahi mahi, amberjack, bluefish, abalone, and sardines) also have been implicated.
The symptoms of scombroid are identical to those of an allergic reaction since the mediator of both are the same, histamine; but in scombroid's case, the histamine is externally produced and not secreted by the affected person's mast cells. The symptoms generally begin 15-60 minutes after ingestion and usually resolves within several hours. - Mod.LL]
[The interactive HealthMap/ProMED map for California is available at <http://healthmap.org/r/1hcv> - CopyEd.EJP]
[see also:
Scombroid poisoning, tuna - Canada: (BC), sandwich chain, alert
20110925.2902
2009
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Scombroid poisoning, tuna - USA: (New England) 20090706.2427 Scombroid poisoning, tuna - Viet Nam 20090623.2292 Scombroid poisoning, tuna - UK: (Scotland) 20090417.1461
2008
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Scombroid poisoning, tuna - UK: (Scotland) 20081208.3852
2007
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Scombroid poisoning, tuna, 2006 - USA (LA, TN) ex Asia 20070820.2714
2005
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Scombroid poisoning, frozen fish - Israel: recall 20050610.1619
2002
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Scombroid poisoning, tuna - USA (PA): suspected 20020827.5166] .................................................ll/ejp/mpp
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