Category Archives: Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Live Clams

Posted on June 5, 2020 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins in live clams from France in France

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RASFF Alert – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Live Mussels

Posted on May 29, 2020 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (133 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

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RASFF Alert – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – Okadaic acid – Live Mussels

Posted on May 22, 2020 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (267 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus Galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

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RASFF Alert – DSP – Live Saltwater Clams

Posted on February 14, 2020 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (444 µg/kg – ppb) in live saltwater clams (Donax spp.) from Portugal in Spain

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New Zealand – Shellfish biotoxin alert – Port Underwood – DSP Toxins

Posted on October 25, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) today issued a public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested in the Port Underwood region from the East side of The Tongue only (The area inside a line from the tip of Separation Point on the Tongue to The Knobbies on the eastern side of the bay).

Routine tests on shellfish samples taken from Port Underwood has shown levels of Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins above the safe limit of 0.16 mg/kg set by MPI. Anyone eating shellfish from this area is potentially at risk of illness.

Map of the Port Underwood area, highlighting in red the areas affected.

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RASFF Alerts – DSP – Live Mussels

Posted on October 11, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (>320 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (up to >320 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Italy in Italy

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RASFF Alert – DSP – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning – Live Dog Cockles

Posted on July 19, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (181.1 µg/kg – ppb) in live dog cockles (Glycymeris glycymeris) from France in France

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RASFF Alert – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) – Live Mussels (Mytilus edulis)

Posted on June 14, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins – okadaic acid (182 µg/kg – ppb) in live mussels (Mytilus edulis) from France in France

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RASFF Alerts – DSP – Live Clams – Cockles

Posted on June 7, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (407.1 µg/kg – ppb) in live saltwater clams (Donax spp.) from France in France

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (270 µg/kg – ppb) in cockles from France in France

RASFF – Diarrhoeic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins (388.3 µg/kg – ppb) in live clams from France in France

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Namibia -Shellfish Poisoning Halts Oyster, Mussel Exports – DSP

Posted on April 2, 2019 by KSW | Leave a comment

OYSTER and black mussel producers who mainly export to Asia have stopped harvesting and exporting since last week after routine tests revealed the delicacies were contaminated with ‘diarrhoeatic shellfish poisoning’ (DSP), which can make people very sick.

The fisheries ministry issued an alert last week, warning people not to eat oysters or mussels from Lüderitz and Walvis Bay.

Chief fisheries biologist Frikkie Botes said such spells of contamination, which is a seasonal occurrence – mainly during summer from October to April – result in the shellfish industry suffering economic losses.

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