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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
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
Continue Reading
