Abstract
- Firm Announcement Date:
- FDA Publish Date:
- Product Kind:
- Meals & Drinks
Fish
- Purpose for Announcement:
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Recall Purpose Description
Doubtlessly elevated ranges of histamine or scombroid fish poisoning
- Firm Title:
- Alfa Worldwide Seafood, Inc.
- Model Title:
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Model Title(s)
Alfa Worldwide Seafood, Inc
- Product Description:
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Product Description
Refrigerated, wild-caught yellowfin tuna loins
Firm Announcement
On September 6, 2019, Alfa Worldwide Seafood, Inc. of Medley, FL, voluntarily initiated a recall of refrigerated, wild-caught yellowfin tuna loins due to doubtlessly elevated ranges of histamine.
The tuna loins had been bought at Baker’s, Dillon’s, Gerbes, JayC Meals, Kroger and Payless shops in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
The tuna loins had been labeled as both Yellowfin Tuna Steaks or Seasoned Yellowfin Tuna Steaks and had been bought from both the service counter or tray-packed in a show case. The tuna loins had been bought from August 20, 2019 by September 7, 2019 and had promote by dates between August 29, 2019 and September 14, 2019.
There have been 5 reported diseases by customers. Whereas the corporate feels these had been remoted incidents, it has initiated this voluntary recall to take to take each precautionary measure on the subject of clients’ well being and security.
Elevated ranges of histamine can produce an allergic response known as histamine or scombroid fish poisoning which will end in signs that usually seem inside minutes to a number of hours after consuming the affected fish.
The commonest signs of histamine or scombroid fish poisoning are tingling or burning sensation within the mouth, facial swelling, rash, hives and itchy pores and skin, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea; these signs often resolve inside a number of hours with out medical intervention. Nevertheless, every particular person could expertise signs otherwise. If signs are extreme a person ought to search speedy medical consideration for remedy.
Prospects who bought the above merchandise between August 20, 2019 and September 7, 2019 mustn’t devour them and may return them to a retailer for a full refund. Customers with questions could contact the corporate by calling 1-855-551-0118, Monday by Friday, 9 a.m. to five p.m., Jap Time.
Firm Contact Data
- Customers:
- 1-855-551-0118
- Media:
- Media Relations, Alfa Worldwide Seafood, Inc.
- (855) 551-0118