Three Sickened After Eating Tuna At Seattle Restaurant

SEATTLE, WA — Three people came down with suspected scombroid poisoning after eating tuna at a seafood restaurant inside a Seattle hotel last week, according to King County Public Health. Scombroid poisoning can occur after eating fish that was not properly refrigerated after its caught. Symptoms include flushing of the face, headache, heart palpitations, and cramps.

Public health officials visited the restaurant, inside the Loews Hotel 1000, on November 6, and did not find any food safety concerns or issues with fish refrigeration. The restaurant voluntarily threw out all its prepared tuna. Public Health said the FDA would investigate the source of the tuna to verify appropriate storage and handling before distribution.