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Australia – Canned Tuna Food Safety Scare Linked to Thai Factory – Scombriod Poisoning

AFN

It has been reported that a tuna cannery in Thailand is being investigated by Australian Government authorities after seven people who ate canned tuna at an inner Sydney cafe were stuck down with suspected scombroid poisoning.

Scombroid poisoning occurs where fish like tuna have not been subject to satisfactory temperature control, such as correct chilling, and levels of histamine increase causing food poisoning.

Only one batch of tuna implicated