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RASFFReference 2025.5253

Histamine above legal limits in tuna from Ecuador

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RASFF

Identification and classification

Reference
2025.5253
Notification ID
774022
Classification
alert notification
Risk decision
serious
Product type
food
Notification basis
food poisoning
Status
ec_withdrawn

RASFF

Product

Description
TONNO AL NATURALE/tuna in brine
Distribution status
Description
distribution to other member countries
Notification ID
219
Notification ID
29138745
Category
Description
fish and fish products
Notification ID
18445
Product descriptions
  1. Notification ID
    29138826
    productAspect
    CONFEZIONI DA 1 KG/1 kg packages
    temperature
    Description
    ambient
    Notification ID
    27368
    weight
    1.0
    weightUnit
    Description
    kg
    Notification ID
    18973

RASFF

Risk and analytical results

Notification ID
120843
numberOfPersonsAffected
2
typeOfIllness
SINTOMI RIFERIBILI A SINDROME SGOMBROIDE/sgombroid syndrome

RASFF

Hazards

  1. analyticalResult
    5900
    Hazard category
    Description
    biological contaminants
    Notification ID
    29139104
    maxPermittedLvl
    200; 400 in 2 s.u. mg/kg - ppm
    maxPermittedLvlQuantities
    200; 400 in 2 s.u.
    maxPermittedLvlUnit
    mg/kg - ppm
    Name
    histamine - biological contaminants
    samplingDate
    24-06-2025 00:00:00
    unit
    mg/kg - ppm

RASFF

Measures

  1. Action taken
    Description
    withdrawal from the market
    Notification ID
    18837
    Notification ID
    29232309
    takenBy
    Notification ID
    5020
    isoCode
    IT
    organizationName
    Italy

RASFF

Origin, notification and distribution

Origin
Ecuador
Notifying country or territory
Italy
Published distribution
Italy, Switzerland
Affected territories
Italy · Switzerland

RASFF

Published territorial roles

  1. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      779980
    Organisation
    code
    FF
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5256
    Description
    EFSA Member
    Notification ID
    526
  2. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      779232
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      779980
    3. Role
      ORIGIN
      notificationId
      774022
    4. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      775916
    Organisation
    code
    EC
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5089
    Description
    Ecuador
    Notification ID
    10084
  3. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      776148
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      779980
    Organisation
    code
    INFO
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5680
    Description
    INFOSAN
    Notification ID
    10340
  4. Roles
    1. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      774022
    2. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      776829
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      776829
    4. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      774022
    5. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      774022
    6. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      775916
    7. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      775916
    8. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      775916
    9. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      775916
    10. Role
      NOTIFYING
      notificationId
      774022
    11. Role
      OPERATOR
      notificationId
      774022
    Organisation
    code
    IT
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Description
    Italy
    Notification ID
    9
  5. Roles
    1. Role
      FOR_FOLLOW_UP
      notificationId
      774022
    2. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      779980
    3. Role
      FOR_ATTENTION
      notificationId
      779232
    4. Role
      DISTRIBUTION
      notificationId
      775916
    Organisation
    code
    CH
    countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5004
    Description
    Switzerland
    Notification ID
    63

RASFF

Follow-ups

  1. fupDate
    10-07-2025 13:03:15
    fupId
    775916
    fupNumber
    1
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    109
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Piemonte
  2. fupDate
    10-07-2025 13:06:24
    fupId
    776148
    fupNumber
    2
    fupType
    Description
    corrigendum
    Notification ID
    27663
    networkOrganizationId
    1
    organizationCode
    EU
    organizationDescription
    European Commission
  3. fupDate
    15-07-2025 14:06:53
    fupId
    776829
    fupNumber
    3
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland
  4. fupDate
    24-07-2025 14:51:47
    fupId
    779232
    fupNumber
    4
    fupType
    Description
    information on sampling/analysis
    Notification ID
    27661
    networkOrganizationId
    109
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Piemonte
  5. fupDate
    29-07-2025 08:33:19
    fupId
    779980
    fupNumber
    5
    fupType
    Description
    withdrawal of original notification
    Notification ID
    27676
    networkOrganizationId
    122
    organizationCode
    IT
    organizationDescription
    Toscana
  6. fupDate
    28-08-2025 16:16:17
    fupId
    786513
    fupNumber
    6
    fupType
    Description
    outcome of investigations and measures taken
    Notification ID
    27659
    networkOrganizationId
    63
    organizationCode
    CH
    organizationDescription
    Switzerland

RASFF

5020
  1. countryNetworkOrganizationId
    5020
    Notification ID
    25

Provenance and context

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