Sea Mart Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Steak Recalled for Histamine Levels
AQUABEST SEAFOOD LLC is recalling Sea Mart Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Steak due to potentially elevated histamine levels linked to a poisoning outbreak.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly links the recall to a 'scombrotoxin poisoning outbreak,' which indicates reported illness and injury, meeting the criteria for a Severe (Score 4) rating under the rubric for significant injury reports.
Plain-English summary
AQUABEST SEAFOOD LLC is recalling Sea Mart Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Steak, CO treated, skinless, boneless, bloodline removed, 8 oz, 10lb package. The recall involves 9,450 lbs of product with pack dates 019022 and 019159 and expiry dates 021022 and 021159, respectively. The product was distributed domestically and internationally.
The recall was initiated because the product may contain potentially elevated levels of histamines. The product supplier, TPX, is recalling the product in relation to a recent scombrotoxin poisoning outbreak in the United States.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their freezers for the specific pack dates and lot number #C6026038. If the product is found, it should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- Sea Mart Frozen Yellowfin Tuna Steak, CO treated, skinless, boneless, bloodline removed, 8 oz, 10lb package
- Manufacturer
- AQUABEST SEAFOOD LLC
- Category
- Food — Frozen Seafood
- Hazard
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 (3)
- Pack dates 019022 and 019159 with Expiry dates 021022
- 021159
- respectively. (Julian Dates) Aquabest Seafood lot #C6026038
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 3 recalled by AQUABEST SEAFOOD 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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