have negative effects on consumers'
health due to their toxicity. Histamine (HI), tyramine (TY),
putrescine (PUT), cadaverine (CAD) and 2-phenylethylamine
(2PHN) are the most common BA in food. Among these HI causes
“scombroid fish poisoning”, while TY is responsible for the so called
“cheese reaction”; other BA mostly have a potentiating effect (Silla-
Santos, 1996). Therefore, it is desirable to limit BA accumulation in
all foods including cheese