US alert on Cork firm’s cooked mussels - (Irish Times)
August 20, 2008 – 8:41 pmA West Cork shellfish company which was the subject of a European food safety alert, is at the centre of another alert in north America, following two cases of suspected food poisoning in Washington state.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers in north American against eating “certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland” as they may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins (AZA).
AZA toxins are naturally occurring, and are known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach cramps.
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