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RASFFReference 2023.3549

Histamine in tuna (thunnus albacares) from Spain

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2023.3549
Notification ID
613454
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
food poisoning
Status
ec_validated

RASFF

Product

Description
Tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
20150455
Category
Description
fish and fish products
Notification ID
18445

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
85334
numberOfPersonsAffected
46
typeOfIllness
Symptoms began shortly after finishing the meal with general malaise, tremors, redness and hives. Others have a urticarial reaction on the chest and dyspnoeic symptoms.

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    2384 +/- 476,8
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    20150587
    maxPermittedLvl
    200 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    200
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    histamine - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    23-05-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  2. analyticalResult
    1800,4 +/- 360,1
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    20150640
    maxPermittedLvl
    200 mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    200
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    histamine - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    23-05-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm
  3. analyticalResult
    >600
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    20265024
    Name
    histamine - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    23-05-2023 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    20151056
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5010
    isoCode
    ES
    organizationName
    Spain
  2. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    20155159
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy
  3. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from recipient(s)
    Notification ID
    18844
    Notification ID
    20991586
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5002
    isoCode
    BE
    organizationName
    Belgium

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Spain
Notifying country or territory
Spain
Published distribution
Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain
Affected territories
Germany · Italy · Portugal · Spain

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      614674
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      629022
    Organisation
    code
    BE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Description
    Belgium
    Notification ID
    7
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      614674
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      629022
    Organisation
    code
    FR
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Description
    France
    Notification ID
    14
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      613454
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      629022
    3. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      613769
    Organisation
    code
    DE
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Description
    Germany
    Notification ID
    3
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      623759
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      629022
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      627999
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      613454
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      613547
    6. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      613547
    7. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      613769
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      614674
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      629022
    Organisation
    code
    NL
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5026
    Description
    Netherlands
    Notification ID
    38
  6. Roles
    1. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      613454
    Organisation
    code
    PT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5029
    Description
    Portugal
    Notification ID
    27
  7. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      613454
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      613703
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      613703
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      613454
    5. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      613454
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      613454
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      613454
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      613454
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      613454
    Organisation
    code
    ES
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Description
    Spain
    Notification ID
    2

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    29-05-2023 11:31:27
    fupId
    613547
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    165
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Veneto
  2. fupDate
    29-05-2023 13:27:52
    fupId
    613714
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    27
    organizationCode
    PT
    organizationDescription
    Portugal
  3. fupDate
    29-05-2023 17:26:24
    fupId
    613769
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    101
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Emilia-Romagna
  4. fupDate
    30-05-2023 10:20:09
    fupId
    613844
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    101
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Emilia-Romagna
  5. fupDate
    02-06-2023 13:20:22
    fupId
    614674
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain
  6. fupDate
    02-06-2023 14:11:21
    fupId
    614756
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    measures taken
    Notification ID
    27672
    networkOrganizationId
    14
    organizationCode
    FR
    organizationDescription
    France
  7. fupDate
    05-06-2023 09:57:44
    fupId
    613703
    fupNumber
    7
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    165
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Veneto
  8. fupDate
    05-06-2023 09:59:40
    fupId
    614881
    fupNumber
    8
    fupType
    Description
    additional information
    Notification ID
    27658
    networkOrganizationId
    9
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Italy
  9. fupDate
    15-06-2023 14:01:38
    fupId
    617223
    fupNumber
    9
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    76
    organizationCode
    DE
    organizationDescription
    Bayern
  10. fupDate
    15-06-2023 16:18:05
    fupId
    617352
    fupNumber
    10
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  11. fupDate
    30-06-2023 14:56:23
    fupId
    620329
    fupNumber
    11
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    7
    organizationCode
    BE
    organizationDescription
    Belgium
  12. fupDate
    19-07-2023 17:36:44
    fupId
    623759
    fupNumber
    12
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain
  13. fupDate
    10-08-2023 15:20:41
    fupId
    627999
    fupNumber
    13
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain
  14. fupDate
    18-08-2023 12:11:14
    fupId
    629022
    fupNumber
    14
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations
    Notification ID
    27674
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain
  15. fupDate
    02-10-2023 11:26:21
    fupId
    636008
    fupNumber
    15
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    2
    organizationCode
    ES
    organizationDescription
    Spain

RASFF

5002
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    2
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5002
    Notification ID
    3
5007
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5007
    Notification ID
    16
    link
    http://www.lebensmittelwarnung.de
5010
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    35
    link
    http://aplicaciones.magrama.es/silum/web/novedades/novedades.jsp
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5010
    Notification ID
    36
5013
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    14
  2. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5013
    Notification ID
    15
    link
    http://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/Securite/Alertes/Avis-rappels-de-produits
5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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