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| Sainsbury's recalls tuna products | Sainsbury's recalls tuna products |
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| Sainsbury's has recalled several of its tuna products over fears they could make consumers ill. | Sainsbury's has recalled several of its tuna products over fears they could make consumers ill. |
| The retailer informed the Food Standards Agency that certain items may contain high levels of histamine. | The retailer informed the Food Standards Agency that certain items may contain high levels of histamine. |
| Customers are being asked to return pre-packed products with use-by dates of 4 and 5 November. | Customers are being asked to return pre-packed products with use-by dates of 4 and 5 November. |
| Recalled products include Sainsbury's and Taste the Difference fresh tuna steaks, fresh diced tuna and fresh tuna from the fish counter. | Recalled products include Sainsbury's and Taste the Difference fresh tuna steaks, fresh diced tuna and fresh tuna from the fish counter. |
| Customers will be given a full refund. | Customers will be given a full refund. |
| High levels of histamine can be caused by poor refrigeration of fish and can lead to itchiness, headaches, dizziness, vomiting and diarrhoea. | High levels of histamine can be caused by poor refrigeration of fish and can lead to itchiness, headaches, dizziness, vomiting and diarrhoea. |
| Sainsbury's apologised for the inconvenience and assured customers no other products were affected. | |
| A spokeswoman said: "We had a report from a customer to say they felt unwell after eating some tuna." | |
| Most customers would have eaten the fish by now, but there were concerns about the small number who might have frozen it, she added. | |
| "In terms of how it happened, that is something that we are investigating. Any tuna that is on sale now is perfectly ok." | |
| She stressed that Sainsbury's has never had any previous problems with its tuna - which comes from a number of suppliers. |