"Histamine exceeds limits," new food alert: In's recalls product

In 's Mercato has issued a recall for a batch of frozen Selezione Più tuna fillets due to histamine levels exceeding permitted limits. Here's which product to avoid and what to do if you've already purchased it.

Histamine in foods: what are the health risks?

The presence of histamine in high quantities can cause an allergic-like reaction, known as histamine poisoning.

Symptoms can appear shortly after eating the contaminated food and include facial flushing, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and palpitations.

"Histamine exceeds limits," new food alert: In's recalls product

In's Mercato has recalled a batch of frozen tuna fillets under the Selezione Più brand after finding a histamine concentration higher than permitted levels.

The alert, published on the Ministry of Health website, concerns only the 250-gram packages marked with batch 14714720726 , with a minimum shelf life of 31 December 2027. The product was manufactured by I. Schroeder KG (GmbH & Co.) in the Kramer Fish factory, located in Middelgrondon 1, in Urk, in the Netherlands.

The discount chain has urged consumers to be careful and not to use the product affected by the warning.

The official communication states: " Customers who have purchased this product are advised not to consume it and to return it to the point of sale for a replacement or refund ." The company also clarified that " the recall only concerns the batch indicated above ." Anyone who has purchased fillets from the reported batch can therefore return them to the store where they were purchased for a replacement or refund.