The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) announced on March 13 that a product recall of specific batches of Shellfish De La Mer Ltd frozen Irish cooked mussel meats has been instigated. The recall is underway due to batches of the product reportedly being linked to illnesses associated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.
The implicated mussel meats were on sale in some Dunnes Stores and Tesco Ireland outlets throughout Ireland, and these retailers have confirmed that affected product has been removed from store shelves.
The FSAI is warning consumers who may have the product at home not to eat the affected batches. The exact implicated batches of 500-gram packs of frozen cooked mussel meats, distributed under the Shellfish De La Mer Ltd label packed in Castletownbere, County Cork, carry the following batch codes and best before dates: 72774/13286 – best before April 2015; 72774/13349 –best before June 2015.
“Consumers who have affected product in their freezer are advised to dispose of it or alternatively return it to the store they purchased it from. We are strongly advising consumers not to eat the affected product,” said Alan Reilly, chief executive at FSAI.
“Eating contaminated mussels could cause diarrhetic shellfish poisoning,” he continued. “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.”
