Histamine Screen Test

Sample

Fish

Storage

2-8°C in dark, sealed, dry place, no frozen.
The product is shipped at 4°C. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Store the unopened product at 2 - 8 °C. Do not use past expiration date.

Detection Range

21-575 μg/kg

Detection Limit

250 μg/kg

General Description

Histamine is a biogenic amine synthesized from L-histidine exclusively by L-histidine decarboxylase. Histamine is an amine that is produced as part of a local immune response to cause inflammation. The accumulation of histamine is commonly found in non-fresh foods, where free and protein-rich histidine readily undergoes microbial decarboxylation. Consumption of HA-rich foods can cause the development of allergy-like food poisoning, characterized by diarrhea, hypertension, headaches, nausea, vomiting, itching, a burning sensation and red rashes. (Parsons, M. E., et al., 2006; Nei, D., et al., 2017)