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Vibrio increase linked to raw mussels in New Zealand

By Joe Whitworth on June 25, 2020

Eating raw mussels from one region has been linked to several cases of vibriosis in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is aware of eight confirmed cases of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus associated with eating…
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More than 1,000 sick in France from contaminated raw shellfish

By Joe Whitworth on January 14, 2020

The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000. The outbreak has spurred international recalls.

A total of 1,033 people have been sickened…
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Hundreds ill in France after eating contaminated raw shellfish

By Joe Whitworth on January 9, 2020

More than 650 people have fallen ill in France this past month after eating contaminated raw shellfish.

Since the start of December 2019, Santé publique France has received 123 reports of collective food poisoning suspected…
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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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