Personal Injury Law

Yellowfin Tuna Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk

By Jenny Albano

Choyce Products, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5,452 pounds of frozen Yellowfin Tuna because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illness such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The recalled product was sold on Oahu and probably reached consumers in a mixed, pre-frozen, seafood product. The company bought the tuna from a mainland distributor who stated that the fish was from Indonesia.

Full post as published by Honolulu Personal Injury Lawyer on February 10, 2008 (boomark / email).