Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Poke Recalled for Potential Elevated Histamine Levels
Worldwide Seafood Products LLC is recalling 40 cases of Tidal Seafood Yellowfin Tuna Poke (Best Buy 6/18/2024) distributed to California, Texas, and New Mexico due to potential elevated histamine levels in the frozen tuna.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This FDA Class II recall involves potential elevated histamine contamination in frozen seafood. No illnesses have been reported, but elevated histamine can cause scombroid poisoning if consumed, making this a risk-of-harm product. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products without reported injury score 3 (High).
Plain-English summary
Worldwide Seafood Products LLC is recalling Tidal Seafood Yellowfin Tuna Poke with a Best Buy date of 6/18/2024 due to the potential for elevated levels of histamine in the frozen tuna. The recall involves 40 cases (code 1443) of the product.
The product was shipped to a storage facility in Los Angeles, California, and was distributed to distributors in California, Texas, and New Mexico.
Histamine is a naturally occurring compound that can accumulate in fish products. Elevated histamine levels may cause scombroid poisoning if consumed.
Consumers who have purchased this product are advised not to consume it.
The recalled product
- Product
- Tidal Seafood Yellowfin Tuna Poke Best Buy 6/18/2024
- Manufacturer
- WORLDWIDE SEAFOOD PRODUCTS LLC
- Affected units
- 40
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- 1443
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by WORLDWIDE SEAFOOD PRODUCTS LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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