AVA issues food recall alert for Farmland Tuna Chunks

By: Kheng-Liang Tan

The AgriFood & Veterinary Authority (AVA) said in a press release on Friday (16 Sep) that their rountine food safety checks have found high levels of histamine in Farmland's canned Tuna Chunks.

Histamine in food is a chemical that is naturally found in fish species in the Scombroid family, such as tuna, mackerel, sardines and anchovy. High levels of consumption may result in the following:

- tingling or burning in or around the mouth or throat
- rash or hives on the upper body
- drop in blood pressure
- headache
- dizziness
- itching of the skin
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhoea
- asthmatic-like constriction of the air passage
- heart palpitation
- respiratory distress

Such symptoms usually occur within a few minutes to a few hours of consumption and last from 12 hours to a few days.

The release added that they are now working with the importer to recall the affected batch.