“…Biogenic amines are usually formed during a decomposition or spoilage process involving formation of free amino acids through proteolysis together with bacterial production and action of decarboxylases (Shalaby, 1996). Foods in which biogenic amines may be produced to significant extents include cheeses, meat, fish, red wine, fermented foods such as sausages, and cocoacontaining foods such as chocolate (Demeyer et al, 2000;Galgano, Favati, Bonadio, Lorusso, & Romano, 2009;Marcobal, Polo, Martín-Álvarez, & Moreno-Arribas, 2005;Mohan, Ravishankar, Gopal, Kumar, & Lalitha, 2009;Rabie, Siliha, el-Saidy, el-Badawy, & Malcata, 2011).…”