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Norway finds low levels of E. coli and heavy metals in shellfish

By Joe Whitworth on November 22, 2019

Shellfish in Norway have low concentrations of E. coli and heavy metals, according to the results of a national monitoring program.

The Institute of Marine Research (Havforskingsinstituttet) reported the findings show Norwegian shellfish on the…
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Six sick after eating mussels in United Kingdom

By Joe Whitworth on September 4, 2019

At least six people fell ill with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning after eating mussels harvested in the United Kingdom earlier this year.

The mussels contained high levels of heat-stable okadaic acid (OA)-group toxins. Without a validated…
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Increase in vibrio illnesses prompts warning in New Zealand

By Joe Whitworth on June 23, 2019

Food safety officials in New Zealand are urging people to cook raw mussels thoroughly after an increase in food poisoning.

New Zealand Food Safety reported a rise in people with food poisoning caused by Vibrio…
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French agency finds potential health risk from contaminated shellfish

By News Desk on June 14, 2019

A French food safety agency has warned of a possible health risk due to consumption of pinnatoxin-contaminated shellfish.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) looked at pinnatoxins (PnTXs), a…
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Seafood safety guidance moves closer after Vibrio meeting

By Joe Whitworth on May 29, 2019

Experts have met in England to help update guidance on Vibrio spp. that can be found in seafood such as bivalve mollusks.

The meeting on Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus was hosted by the Centre…
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Researchers find antibiotic resistant mcr-1 gene in Salmonella from mussels

By News Desk on April 24, 2019

For the first time, Spanish researchers have found antimicrobial resistant genes in Salmonella isolated from raw mussels.

Writing in the journal Eurosurveillance, they said the findings are of concern as such analysis is not performed…
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Researchers detail rare outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning

By News Desk on October 2, 2018

Australian researchers have examined an outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning in 2015 that caused at least four cases in Tasmania.

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is a rare illness caused by eating shellfish containing paralytic shellfish…
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The best of times for shellfish harvest, the worst of times for shellfish harvest

By Cookson Beecher on August 8, 2018

It’s time to grab a sun hat and shovel, or rake, and head to the beach to dig for clams or gather oysters. What could be a better summer outing? But time is of the…
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Alaska tribe establishes Sitka lab to test shellfish for biotoxins

By Cathy Siegner on May 10, 2016

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has set up an environmental research and testing lab in Sitka and plans to begin testing local shellfish for biotoxins this spring. There has reportedly been some concern about the …
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California Updates Warning About Domoic Acid in Some Shellfish Species

By News Desk on November 13, 2015
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is updating its warning to consumers regarding certain seafood species caught along the California coastline which may contain high levels of domoic acid. There have been no reported

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‘Dangerous’ Domoic Acid Levels Prompt Seafood Warning in California

By News Desk on June 3, 2015

Due to “dangerous levels” of domoic acid found in some species, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels and clams, commercially or recreationally caught anchovy and…
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