Food histamine testing for quality confirmation at the time of acceptance and consideration of distribution conditions.
Quantifying the histamine levels in raw fish meat, its processed products, and fermented foods. For product testing to prevent food poisoning, etc.
Histamine is an active amine produced from the amino acid histidine. Freshness-degraded red fish and fish sauce, in particular, can contain high concentrations of histamine, which can cause a type of food poisoning resembling an allergy known as histamine poisoning. Our company offers food histamine testing to report the histamine concentration in fish meat and its processed products. 【Features of the Test】 ◆ Quantification of "histamine concentration" in the sample Histamine poisoning has been reported to occur when an adult consumes between 22 to 320 mg of histamine. Additionally, the CODEX committee has established that the average histamine concentration in a sample should be below 100 mg/kg as a spoilage standard. Our company quantifies the histamine concentration in food using an enzymatic method. ◆ Use of measurement kits certified by the international certification organization AOAC-RI AOAC-RI is an international organization for the evaluation of analytical methods. Since our company uses measurement kits certified by AOAC-RI PTM, they can also be utilized by customers considering export to overseas markets. *For more details, please request a catalog or view the PDF data from the download section.
basic information
≪Testable Forms≫ Raw fish meat, fish meat products, fish sauce, nam pla, etc. *For testing of wine, cheese, etc., please inquire. ≪Testing Method≫ Enzymatic method ≪Measurement Kit≫ - Check Color Histamine (Kikkoman BioChemifa Co., Ltd.) *AOAC-RI PTM certification obtained ≪Quantitative Range≫ 10-150 mg/kg (as histamine concentration) *Generally, fish sauce contains histamine at higher concentrations, so results will be reported at 80-1,200 mg/kg. ≪Required Sample Amount≫ Approximately 100g
Price information
◆Food Histamine Testing Histamine: 13,000 yen Histamine Fish Allergen (ELISA method) Set: 95,000 yen *For the Histamine Fish Allergen Set, if requesting two or more samples simultaneously, we will provide a separate estimate. *Excluding consumption tax.
Price range
P2
Delivery Time
P3
Results will be reported within 5 business days from the reception date (please contact us if you would like the histamine fish allergen set).
Applications/Examples of results
Quality checks upon acceptance and before shipment are of course expected, as well as utilization for verifying storage and distribution conditions. Additionally, in November 2020, there was a report from the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health regarding a group food poisoning incident at a nursery. This inspection service can be useful not only in cases where food poisoning caused by histamine is a concern and in response to customer inquiries, but also in daily quality management. ≪Case Examples≫ ◆ I want to check the histamine concentration in fish mince before processing it into products like fish balls. ◆ I want to measure the histamine concentration in purchased fillets and fish products to ensure adequate hygiene management during distribution. ◆ I want to check the histamine concentration in products that have been reported by customers.
