… coli as an end-product bacteriological criterion cannot reliably assess the general … from
consuming contaminated shellfish. Further, it cannot be assumed that contaminated shellfish will …

… In the early stages of investigating shellfish poisoning events, it … shellfish poisons were
based on the symptoms experienced by humans following consumption of contaminated shellfish. …

… Levels of contamination in marketed shellfish are given by species for the three … of
contaminated shellfish consumed by humans, exposure has to be estimated from contamination …

… resident in such waters, may subsequently contaminate shellfish. The first case would include
… They must conform to a microbiological end-product standard of less than 230 E. coli (or <…

… contamination of NoV to the environment and examine proposed methods to monitor and
regulate these sources. We examine the role that shellfish … standards on shellfish aquaculture, …

… consumption of contaminated shellfish and most illnesses do not require hospitalization. …
shellfish should be separate from ready-to-eat product displays to prevent cross contamination. …

… The number of cases of illness and death associated with the ingestion of shellfish falls in
the lower end of the range of other similar microbial pathogen-related foodborne disease. …

… rapidly than naturally contaminated shellfish in some studies, … End product standards for
soft clams restrict fecal coliforms to … End product standards for hard clams and Eastem oysters …

… shellfish are allowed to purge themselves of contaminants … New end product standards for
depurated shellfish have … that a single batch of depurated shellfish with >170 fecal coliforms/…

… is used in the process to purge the contaminants and reduce the likelihood of human … The
compliance with the end product bacterial standards (≤230 Escherichia coli/100 g shellfish …