2024-01-07 11:01:57
The situation is not improving for oyster and shellfish farmers in the west of France. After measures banning oysters in several departments in recent days, this time it is the consumption of shellfish from the town of Bouin (Vendée) which is prohibited due to the presence of norovirus, warns the prefecture of Vendée.
“This ban follows a case of collective food poisoning” after the consumption of shellfish from the Coupelasse area, in the commune of Bouin, “having led to digestive disorders among consumers of shellfish, of gastro-type enteritis,” explains the Vendée prefecture. The ban concerns “professional fishing, the collection, transport, storage and marketing of shellfish”, details the prefecture. It will be valid “until the re-establishment of a satisfactory health situation”.
Filing a complaint in Arcachon
The presence of norovirus, responsible for gastroenteritis, recently led to temporary bans on the marketing of oysters in Gironde, Manche, Calvados, Vendée and Loire-Atlantique.
According to the oyster farmers of Arcachon, the sanitation system of the banks of the basin, overwhelmed by the heavy rainfall in the fall, is to blame. The Arcachon Basin Water Defense Association (Adeba) announced that it had filed a complaint on December 29 against the intercommunal union responsible for sanitation. The prefect of Gironde must bring together the communities concerned next week to “accelerate” investments in wastewater management.
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