Trade in shellfish between the United States and Europe is set to resume after more than a decade.
Spain and the Netherlands will be allowed to export chilled or frozen
Dozens of illnesses have been reported in two Australian states linked to the consumption of oysters in the past couple of months.
In total, 36 Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections from eating
A shellfish growing area has reopened for shellfish harvesting after a Camyboacter outbreak closed the pond two months ago.
Potter Pond is located in South Kingstown, RI, and was under
Spanish authorities have confiscated 16 tons of mollusks because of suspected illegal shellfish harvesting.
La Guardia Civil reported most of the mollusks came from Portugal. Four people have been arrested
The Rhode Island Department of Health is currently investigating seven Campylobacter infections linked to the consumption of raw shellfish between Aug. 11 and 19.
On Sept. 11, the department and
A French agency has proposed a guideline value to protect consumers of shellfish from a group of marine biotoxins.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
Several outbreaks have been reported in France linked to eating oysters contaminated with norovirus.
A total of 164 patients were recorded and two people were hospitalized in different regions across
Red meat, fish, alcohol and wild shellfish have been highlighted as high risk and vulnerable to food crime in Scotland.
Food Standards Scotland’s Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit
The Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that the death of an Alaska resident is consistent with paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Officials have yet to release personal information.
Authorities in Ireland and New Zealand have issued warnings about consumption of collected shellfish in the past week.
The Marine Institute in Ireland detected amounts of naturally occurring compounds in
Safeway and other retailers in Hawaii received shrimp poke that is now under recall for Listeria monocytogenes contamination, which causes infections that can take up to 70 days to show
There has been an increase in Vibrio outbreaks and presence in seafood has been known to disrupt trade, according to FAO and WHO.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the
