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Health Warning Lifted – Marine Biotoxin – Akaroa
Health Warning Lifted –
Marine Biotoxin in Shellfish – Akaroa
Harbour
The Community and
Public Health division of Canterbury District Health Board
has lifted a health warning advising the public not to
collect or consume shellfish harvested from all of Akaroa
Harbour.
The Ministry for Primary Industries today removed the marine biotoxin warning for the Akaroa Harbour. Ongoing non-commercial and commercial sampling of shellfish and seawater from around the Akaroa Harbour has determined that paralytic shellfish toxins are now at safe levels.
Monitoring of toxin levels will continue and any changes will be communicated accordingly.
For more
information:
• Check shellfish biotoxin
alerts
• Food Safety for Seafood Gatherers
booklet
• Causes and symptoms of toxic shellfish
poisoning
• Toxic algal blooms
• Collecting Shellfish and Keeping Them
Safe
• Community and Public Health - Recreational
Water
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