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For high toxic levels, enact temporary closure of shellfish in Guerrero, MX.
Mar Horacio Ramos in Acapulco | National
12.09.2011 | Creation Time: 00:56:13 | Last Modified: 00:56:13
The Under Secretary of Health regulation to Secretary of Health in Guerrero, detected high levels of saxitoxin in the products in the coastal shell of the Costa Chica of Guerrero, which enacted a temporary closure of bivalve molluscs. made during an interagency meeting State laboratory "Galo Sober?n and Parra" of this port, the undersecretary of Regulation, Control and Health Promotion of SSA, Felipe de Jesus Sanchez Kuri, notified the measure to exhaust and marketers of these products to prevent cases of poisoning that could lead to the death to consumers. The areas where these figures are detected Punta Maldonado, El Faro, Marquelia, among others, it was agreed to immediately apply the indefinite ban shellfish such as scallops, oysters violet mussels and clams. He explained that began 20 days ago the red tide off the coast of Oaxaca, so we studied the behavior of beaches along the coast of the Costa Chica region resulting in increased levels of saxitoxin to at 800 milligrams, when the rule states that you should not exceed 400 milligrams. "We have an agreement with the Secretary declares a regional ban, we will declare the closure in Costa Chica just because right now it is up to Acapulco is not so high, has begun to rise but not to the extent of declaring such a ban "he said. The state official said the study of the phenomenon remains permanently in Acapulco at the approach of the holiday season of Christmas and New Year. Several beaches saxitoxins port limits are below the standard 250 and 300 points, said. "And we will be doing ongoing monitoring at least twice a week we will be taking and doing the exams. If we were to present higher figures then would declare the ban also to Acapulco, "said Kuri Sanchez urged people not to consume these products from the sea on the Costa Chica region, while to prevent the introduction to other municipalities remains permanent surveillance. He recalled that the official rules allow the seizure of the product who would be detected and the penalties for repeat offenders would be more serious, as the ingestion of contaminated shellfish can cause paralysis in the body and then death. "We recommend be careful right now, not to eat shellfish until after the ban. We will monitor the shellfish that are extracted from this area of the Costa Chica Acapulco from entering. We will try to avoid to get them out first while the toxins do not get, "he said.
Spanish to English translation
For high toxic levels, enact temporary closure of shellfish in Guerrero, MX.
Mar Horacio Ramos in Acapulco | National
12.09.2011 | Creation Time: 00:56:13 | Last Modified: 00:56:13
The Under Secretary of Health regulation to Secretary of Health in Guerrero, detected high levels of saxitoxin in the products in the coastal shell of the Costa Chica of Guerrero, which enacted a temporary closure of bivalve molluscs. made during an interagency meeting State laboratory "Galo Sober?n and Parra" of this port, the undersecretary of Regulation, Control and Health Promotion of SSA, Felipe de Jesus Sanchez Kuri, notified the measure to exhaust and marketers of these products to prevent cases of poisoning that could lead to the death to consumers. The areas where these figures are detected Punta Maldonado, El Faro, Marquelia, among others, it was agreed to immediately apply the indefinite ban shellfish such as scallops, oysters violet mussels and clams. He explained that began 20 days ago the red tide off the coast of Oaxaca, so we studied the behavior of beaches along the coast of the Costa Chica region resulting in increased levels of saxitoxin to at 800 milligrams, when the rule states that you should not exceed 400 milligrams. "We have an agreement with the Secretary declares a regional ban, we will declare the closure in Costa Chica just because right now it is up to Acapulco is not so high, has begun to rise but not to the extent of declaring such a ban "he said. The state official said the study of the phenomenon remains permanently in Acapulco at the approach of the holiday season of Christmas and New Year. Several beaches saxitoxins port limits are below the standard 250 and 300 points, said. "And we will be doing ongoing monitoring at least twice a week we will be taking and doing the exams. If we were to present higher figures then would declare the ban also to Acapulco, "said Kuri Sanchez urged people not to consume these products from the sea on the Costa Chica region, while to prevent the introduction to other municipalities remains permanent surveillance. He recalled that the official rules allow the seizure of the product who would be detected and the penalties for repeat offenders would be more serious, as the ingestion of contaminated shellfish can cause paralysis in the body and then death. "We recommend be careful right now, not to eat shellfish until after the ban. We will monitor the shellfish that are extracted from this area of the Costa Chica Acapulco from entering. We will try to avoid to get them out first while the toxins do not get, "he said.