Shellfish from the Arcachon basin prohibited for consumption
Oysters, mussels, clams… All shellfish from the Arcachon basin were banned for consumption on May 20, 2020. The oysters and clams had already been declared unfit a few days earlier due to seasonal contamination by an alga which may be at the origin of gastric disorders , announced the prefecture of Gironde.
But analyzes carried out by the monitoring network of the French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea ( Ifremer ) … 更多Shellfish from the Arcachon basin prohibited for consumption
Oysters, mussels, clams… All shellfish from the Arcachon basin were banned for consumption on May 20, 2020. The oysters and clams had already been declared unfit a few days earlier due to seasonal contamination by an alga which may be at the origin of gastric disorders , announced the prefecture of Gironde.
But analyzes carried out by the monitoring network of the French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea ( Ifremer ) revealed "an extension of the contamination of shellfish by lipophilic toxins to all shellfish from the basin Arcachon, Banc d'Arguin and passes ", said a press release.
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