2024-01-12 14:33:05
An environmental protection association filed a complaint, Thursday, January 11 in the evening, for pollution and endangering others after the ban on the sale of oysters from the Arcachon basin, asserting that “many knew” – since November – that they were contaminated, but turned a blind eye. The production of local oyster farmers was banned for sale on December 27 by the Gironde prefecture, a few days before New Year’s Eve.
“If we had forbidden them to sell their oysters at Christmas, they would have set them on fire”, estimates Jacques Storelli, president of the Environmental Coordination of the Arcachon Basin (CEBA), who filed a complaint. According to professionals, Christmas represents around two thirds of oyster sales made during the end-of-year holidays, a good time for the industry. “So the compromise was to “save” Christmas”adds the association manager. “It’s a little scandal what happened. »
In its complaint against “Time.news of a predicted catastrophe” in this case of mass poisoning with norovirus – responsible for gastroenteritis – around Christmas, through the consumption of oysters from the Arcachon basin.
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In question ? The wastewater sanitation network, managed by the intercommunal union of the Arcachon basin (SIBA), whose skills also relate to the management of rainwater. He “is, in principle, designed to avoid any discharge into the basin”underlines the CEBA, mentioning however “dysfunctions” and overflows during heavy rains, as has happened in recent months.
“Poisonings that could be avoided”
“These incidents occur regularly and predictably. The most shocking thing is that they often lead to poisoning that could be avoided.insists the association, calling for the adoption of a “proactive approach, informing the population of potential risks and preventive measures to follow”.
“Nothing happened before December 27, when many “knew””asserts the CEBA in its complaint, regretting that the ” precautionary principle “ was not observed “from November” on an environmental and health level. Requested by Agence France-Presse, SIBA and the prefecture did not immediately respond.
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