Bought mussels this week? Several of them have been recalled

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have issued a press release announcing the recall of fresh mussels which were sold on Wednesday the 19th of August. 

According to the press release, the mussels were harvested from Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork on Monday and Tuesday and they may contain harmful levels of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins. 

The mussels in question were sold loose and in bag at fresh fish counters in retailers across the country. 

The FSAI is now issuing a warning to anyone who may have bought them, not to eat the affected mussels and the remainder of the batch have been removed from sale. 

The mussels affected were for sale in the following shops:

Dunnes Stores – use-by-date 21.08.2015

SuperValu – use-by-date 22.08.2015

Beshoff's, West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin – use-by-date 21.08.2015

Doran's, West Pier, Howth, Co. Dublin

Kish Fish, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17

Kish Fish, Bow Street, Smithfield, 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.