Mussels - Norovirus behind a third of outbreaks in Finland
Norovirus was the main cause of foodborne outbreaks in Finland from 2017 to 2019, according to figures published recently by the Finnish Food Authority . About 2,900 people...
View ArticleMussels - Mission to rescue reefs off WA's south-west coast
Marine scientists are on a rescue mission to restore Mandurah's once thriving mussel reefs along the WA south-west coast.
View ArticleMussels - Four deaths in Guatemala linked to contaminated shellfish
More than 30 people have fallen sick and four have died in Guatemala after eating shellfish. The National Commission for the Surveillance and Control of Red Tide in Guatemala...
View ArticleMussels - Scarless skin grafting using mussel adhesive protein
A professor develops a bioadhesive based on the mussel adhesive protein for sutureless skin grafting. Skin regenerative effect maximized with controlled releases of dual drugs.
View ArticleFrom mussels to ancient fish, WA freshwater species continue to decline
River flows in WA's South West region have fallen 70 per cent in 50 years and for previously widespread species like Carter's freshwater mussel, time is running out.
View ArticleMussels - Danish shellfish controls slammed by EU auditors
Denmark's control system on live bivalve mollusks is not good enough, according to the European Commission. DG Sante, the EU's health and safety unit, held a remote audit in...
View ArticleMussels - Seafood safety on radar of authorities in UK and New Zealand
Potentially hazardous shellfish have been seized in the United Kingdom while officials in New Zealand are urging people not to eat illegally sold mussels. In the UK, Operation...
View ArticleMussels - Focus on shellfish and chicken for summer in New Zealand
Public health officials in New Zealand are reminding people to thoroughly cook collected shellfish to avoid Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. New Zealand is in the warmer...
View ArticleMussels - Audits find gaps in seafood controls in Iceland
Iceland has been advised to improve official controls on shellfish and fish products. An audit in May 2022 looked at hygiene controls of fishery products and fish oil for human...
View ArticleMussels - Direct measurements reveal the secrets of polydopamine coatings
Dopamine is best known as a neurotransmitter. What is rather unknown, however, the underwater glue used by mussels contains large amounts of L-Dopa molecules, an analog of...
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