Tuna blamed for bank food poisoning
01 January 2000
The Corporation of London says it is now "convinced beyond a reasonable doubt" that high histamine levels in tuna caused a food-poisoning outbreak that left 26 people ill at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Caterer, 29 July, page 10).
A spokesman said the corporation would decide how to proceed over the next few weeks. While it has not ruled out prosecution, the spokesman said it was difficult to determine when the contamination had occurred.
The histamine is a naturally occurring substance that builds up when fish is not stored at the correct temperature. This could have happened at any point from the fishing grounds to the bank's canteen, run by Catering & Allied.
