FDA Updates On Scombrotoxin Fish Poisoning Investigation Linked to Yellowfin Tuna.
Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD a Vietnamese import company issued a voluntary recall of their yellowfin tuna products on November 15, 2019, due to the potential of their products being linked to 50 illnesses of scombrotoxin fish poisoning. Scombrotoxin fish poisoning is caused by eating fish that has high levels of histamine, which is the result of not being properly refrigerated or preserved and beginning to spoil. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with state officials tested multiple samples collected from Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD and after analyzing them, many yellowfin tuna products tested positive for decomposition or high histamine levels.
The FDA offered an update on the voluntary recalled on December 26, 2019. On the update, the FDA stated that Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD has not effectively removed potentially harmful products from the market. State officials fear is that due to their insufficient efforts to remove the harmful products from public use, additional illnesses linked to the product could arise. The FDA has listed the following companies who imported tuna from Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD to urge the removal of the contaminated products:
- Mical Seafood Inc. (Davie, FL)
- Northern Fisheries LTD. (Little Compton, RI)
- Alfa International Seafood Inc. (Medley, FL)
- Aquabest Seafood LLC (Miami, FL)
- Gamma Seafood Corporation (Medley, FL)
- DeLuca Fish Company, Inc. (San Pedro, CA)
- Sym-Pac International Inc. (Corona, CA)
- Worldwide Seafood Products LLC (Perth Amboy, NJ)
A warning on yellowfin tuna products has been issued to all consumers, restaurants, retailers, importers, suppliers, and distributors. Yellowfin tuna products supplied by Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD with a production date with in 2019 should be discarded or destroyed as soon as possible. Consumers should inquire if the products sold or served were supplied by Truong Phu Xanh Co., LTD before buying or eating them. The last scombrotoxin fish poisoning case linked to the yellowfin tuna products was reported on November 24, 2019, but consumers should stay vigilant until further notice.
Scombrotoxin Tuna: Scombrotoxin Fish Poisoning
