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E.Coli in mussels — France

Reported by EU RASFF serious food and feed alerts

The notification reports E. coli in mussels, classifies the risk as serious, and lists France as an affected distribution country. It says distribution was to non-member countries only.

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  • Affected location: France
Shells of Pacific oysters, Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) (Syn. Crassostrea gigas ), and Blue mussels, Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 , oyster and mussel farming center, Grau de Leucate (Leucate lagoon outlet), Leucate , Département Aude , France .
Illustrative image: Shells of Pacific oysters, Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) (Syn. Crassostrea gigas ), and Blue mussels, Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758 , oyster and mussel farming center, Grau de Leucate (Leucate lagoon outlet), Leucate , Département Aude , France . — H. Zell/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The source identifies a serious food-safety alert involving mussels.

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Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
4/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Urgency
4/10

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