El fraude del atún rojo

Recently the European Commission (EC) has alerted the Spanish authorities to clarify the measures taken at the national level to tackle and stop the fraud of the adulterated tuna that has caused more than a hundred intoxications. In the flesh of the fish and as a product of the bacterial decomposition that occurs after being captured, it produces histamine, which passes to the body. This is because the bacterial activity causes the degradation of the amino acid histidine present in the meat, which leads to the occurrence of high concentrations of histamine in this type of food; which causes a food poisoning. The most common symptoms that occur in people who have eaten adulterated foods are: Itching in the tongue, so you do not have to continue consuming the food, burning sensation in the skin, itching of the skin especially in the palms of the hands, face, head and ears, redness of the skin, hives, tachycardia and headache, decreased blood pressure and nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, accompanied by abdominal pain.