Health alert on Authie bay. The collection of seashells is temporarily discouraged. The E. coli bacteria were found in greater than normal quantity.
It was on social networks that the information was revealed. Thursday August 12, the town hall of Fort-Mahon-Plage indicated on on the Facebook page that the collection of cockles, knives and shells was prohibited in the town. It is specified in the message that theFrench research institute for the exploitation of the sea (Ifremer) of Boulogne-sur-Mer has just issued “a level 1 alert bulletin, a sign of detection of contamination of the environment“.
Several beaches affected
The beaches of Quend, Groffliers and Berck-sur-Mer are also concerned. “Tellins and knives are affected and this until the publication of results on new samples dissipating any risk to the health of consumers. Cockle fishing is currently closed“, writes in particular the town of Berck-sur-Mer on his social networks.
E. coli bacteria detected
Higher than normal values for the bacterium Escherichia coli have been observed. According to thePastor Institute, the. coli is “a bacteria that resides in the digestive tract of humans and warm-blooded animals. Most strains of E. coli are harmless, only a few are pathogenic to humans“.
“This is not the first time that this has happened. A few years ago, we had already been confronted with this bacterium. It can be related to pollution or the weather“, explains Claude Vilcot, mayor of Groffliers in Pas-de-Calais. New samples will take place in the coming days.
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