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New Jersey company recalls nearly 333 pounds of tuna over high histamine levels

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Buckhead Meat Company, operating as Trinity Seafood in Lakewood, New Jersey, voluntarily recalled nearly 333 pounds of tuna on July 24 after samples tested positive for high levels of scombrotoxin, a toxin that can cause severe allergic-like reactions and respiratory issues. The FDA classified this recall as Class II, indicating potential temporary health problems but not serious harm, involving distribution across New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

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Buckhead Meat Company, operating as Trinity Seafood in Lakewood, New Jersey, voluntarily recalled nearly 333 pounds of tuna on July 24 after health officials found high levels of scombrotoxin. The toxin can lead to scombroid poisoning, causing symptoms like facial flushing, sweating, dizziness, nausea, headache, hives, and abdominal cramps within minutes to two hours of consumption. Severe cases may result in blurred vision, respiratory distress, and swelling of the tongue.

The FDA classified this recall as Class II on September 16, indicating that exposure might cause temporary or medically reversible health issues but serious harm is unlikely. The recalled tuna was distributed across five states: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. No termination date for the recall has been set by the FDA.

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A New Jersey seafood company has recalled nearly 333 pounds of tuna distributed across five states after health officials found high levels of a toxin linked to histamine poisoning. asserted

officials → recall → poisoning

Buckhead Meat Company, doing business as Trinity Seafood in Lakewood, voluntarily launched the recall on July 24 after the New Jersey Department of Health notified the company that two tuna samples had tested for high levels of scombrotoxin. asserted

samples → do → scombrotoxin

Scombrotoxin can cause scombroid poisoning, with symptoms appearing within minutes to two hours and often resembling an allergic reaction, including facial flushing, sweating, dizziness, nausea, headache, hives and abdominal cramps. asserted

symptoms → cause → flushing

Severe cases can cause blurred vision, respiratory distress and swelling of the tongue, according to the FDA. uncertain

cases → cause → FDA

The FDA formally classified the action as a Class II recall on Sept. 16 — nearly eight weeks after the company initiated it. asserted

company → classify → it

The recall remains ongoing, according to the FDA record. uncertain

recall → remain → record

No termination date has been posted, no press release was issued and the agency lists no subsequent update history for the product. asserted

agency → post → product

The affected tuna was distributed in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to the FDA records. uncertain

tuna → distribute → records

The recall covers 332.9 pounds of Buckhead tuna packed in Styrofoam containers marked “Keep Refrigerated.” asserted

recall → cover → containers

The fish was sold in 10-pound, 12-pound, 15-pound and 3-to-5-pound cases. asserted

fish → sell → cases

The product carries code 0004255 and a series of “Vat” identifiers, including 59-01915, 58-11212, 59-01914, 58-11210, 58-11213, 59-01930 and 59-01570. asserted

product → carry → 01915

The federal record also lists 58-11210 a second time and contains an apparently incomplete identifier, “59-0.” asserted

record → list → identifier

Scombrotoxin poisoning is associated with elevated histamine levels that can develop in certain fish, including tuna, when they are improperly refrigerated or otherwise exposed to unsafe temperatures. asserted

they → associate → temperatures

The FDA classified the action as Class II, a category used when exposure to a recalled product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or when the likelihood of serious harm is considered remote. uncertain

likelihood → classify → harm

New Jersey company recalls nearly 333 pounds of tuna over high histamine levels

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