Tag: oysters
The delicate art of opening oysters
Tifenn Yvon remembers her first encounter with oysters perfectly. She was then a 13-year-old teenager, who had come from Reunion Island to spend the Christmas holidays with her Parisian grandparents.…
Oysters from the Arcachon basin once again authorized for sale by the Gironde prefecture
The stall of a fishmonger in Nogent-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne), December 30, 2023. BENOIT TESSIER / REUTERS After “unanimous opinion of the departmental health commission”the Gironde prefecture announced on Friday January 19…
“Many knew” that Arcachon oysters were contaminated: an association files a complaint
An environmental protection association filed a complaint Thursday evening for pollution and endangering others after the ban on the sale of oysters from the Arcachon Bay, affirming that “many knew”,…
The French consumed less oysters in 2023
The oyster was not at the party for New Year’s Eve 2023. “ The media effect of the announcement of the sales ban in the Arcachon basin [Gironde], then in…
Why oysters from the Arcachon basin are still prohibited for sale
Oysters in a settling basin in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (Manche), August 10, 2012. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP Many consumers became ill around Christmas after eating oysters from the Arcachon Basin. A few…
after Arcachon oysters, Calvados affected by a new ban
After the scandal of the ban on the sale of oysters just before the end-of-year holidays in the Arcachon basin, another region was affected by a ban on the sale…
Oysters: producers worried about consumer disaffection
Sorting oysters on a production line in a factory in Cancale, November 29, 2019 (AFP/Archives/DAMIEN MEYER) There is serious concern among oyster farmers because the temporary bans on the marketing…
Marketing of oysters suspended in sectors of Calvados and Manche
The prefectures of Calvados and Manche have temporarily banned the consumption and marketing of oysters produced in certain coastal sectors of these two departments, due to health problems (AFP/Archives/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT)…
After the Arcachon basin, Normandy oysters are also banned for sale: Femme Actuelle Le MAG
After the Arcachon Basin, it is the turn of Calvados and Manche (Normandy) to be affected by the ban on the sale of oysters. Friday December 29, 2023, the prefect…
Certain Calvados and Manche oysters banned from marketing after food infections
After those from the Arcachon basin, oysters from other oyster basins are prohibited for sale on Friday December 29. In Calvadosthese are those produced in the sectors of Grandcamp-Maisy and…
Oysters from the Arcachon Basin banned for sale after poisoning
Lemon oysters presented at the Rungis international market south of Paris, December 6, 2023 (AFP/Dimitar DILKOFF) Oysters from the Arcachon Basin are temporarily banned from sale after “several cases of…
be careful, these oysters are prohibited for sale
Bad news for oyster lovers. As the New Year approaches, all oysters from the Arcachon basin are prohibited for sale. Explanations. It’s almost the New Year! But oysters will not…