Oysters banned from sale before New Year’s Eve: Arcachon oyster farmers are brooding

by time news

2023-12-29 00:38:28

“Disaster”, “mass blow”, “disaster”, “drama”… Oyster farmers have no shortage of synonyms to describe the ban on the sale of their products. Since this Wednesday evening, December 27, the Gironde prefecture has decided to “temporarily prohibit fishing, harvesting and marketing activities intended for human consumption of shellfish from the Arcachon basin, including the d ‘Arguin’.

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If oysters but also all other shellfish are prohibited for sale, it is because of norovirus contamination. The microorganism, which causes symptoms of acute gastroenteritis, is believed to be the cause of collective food “toxic infections” noted by health services.

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