There has been a major recall of fresh mussels sold at a number of national retailers amid concerns they may contain harmful toxins.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued the recall about mussels harvested from Roaringwater May in Co Cork and which were supplied from Wednesday this week.
The mussels were sold loose and in bags at fresh fish counters in some retail outlets nationwide.
The FSAI is warning consumers who may have the product at home not to eat the affected mussels which may contain harmful levels of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins.
The affected mussels have been removed from sale.
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive of the FSAI, said it is important that consumers who may have bought the implicated mussels not to consume them.
She said cooking does not destroy this toxin, adding that symptoms of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning include diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
The implicated mussels were available for sale loose from the following retail outlets:
- Dunnes Stores (some stores) - use-by date of 21.08.2015
- SuperValu (some stores) - mussels sold in 2kg and 5kg bags with use-by date of 22.08.2015
- Beshoff's, West Pier, Howth, Co Dublin - mussels sold in 1kg net bags with use-by date of 20.08.2015
- Doran's, West Pier, Howth, Co Dublin
- Kish Fish, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
- Kish Fish, Bow Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7
- Morgan's Fine Fish, Omeath, Co Louth
- Morgans Fish Stand, Park Street, Dundalk, Co Louth
- J&C Fish, Dundalk, Co Louth
- Seacatch Retail Fish Stand, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan
- Glenmar, Union Hall, Co Cork
- Normandy Ireland, Schull, Co Cork
- Baltimore Fresh Fish, Baltimore, Co Cork
- O'Driscoll's, Schull, Co Cork
- Bantry Central Fish, Bantry, Co Cork
- Keoghs Fish Shop, New Quay, Clonmel, Co Tipperary
