Fsai recall of fresh mussels
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today advises of a food recall of fresh mussels supplied from Wednesday of this week to some retail stores throughout Ireland. The mussels were harvested from Roaringwater Bay, Co Cork on Monday and Tuesday of this week and may contain harmful levels of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins. These mussels were sold loose and in bags at fresh fish counters in some retail outlets nationwide. The FSAI is warning consumers who may have the product at home not to eat the affected mussels.
The implicated mussels have now been removed from sale. The FSAI is warning consumers who may have the mussels to check with the store where they purchased them and not to eat them if they are implicated in this recall.
The implicated mussels were available for sale loose from the following retail outlets:
- Dunnes Stores (some outlets) – use-by date of 21.08.2015
- SuperValu (some outlets) – mussels sold in 2kg and 5kg bags with use-by date of 22.08.2015
- Beshoff’s, West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin – mussels sold in 1kg net bags with use-by date of 20.08.2015
- Doran’s, West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin
- Kish Fish, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
- Kish Fish, Bow Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7
- The Dublin Fish Shop, Queen Street, Dublin 7
- Morgan’s Fine Fish, Omeath, Co. Louth
- Glenmar, Union Hall, Co. Cork
- Normandy Ireland, Schull, Co. Cork
- Baltimore Fresh Fish, Baltimore, Co. Cork
- O’Driscoll’s, Schull, Co. Cork
- Bantry Central Fish, Bantry, Co. Cork
- J&C Fish, Dundalk, Co. Louth
- Keoghs Fish Shop, New Quay, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- Seacatch Retail Fish Stand, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
- Morgans Fish Stand, Park Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
According to Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI it is important that consumers who may have bought the implicated mussels not to consume them.
“Cooking does not destroy this toxin. Eating contaminated mussels could cause diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. Symptoms are diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain which can start between 30 minutes to a few hours after ingestion. Complete recovery occurs within a number of days. Consumers who may have already consumed this product and are feeling unwell should seek medical advice,” she says.