Blue Mussel
Also known as: common mussel, Mytilus edulis
Blue mussels are a whole-food bivalve mollusk. They are a recognized mollusk allergen and may concentrate marine biotoxins (e.g., paralytic shellfish toxins) and pathogens; FDA and state programs monitor harvesting waters and biotoxin levels.
What it is
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) is a marine bivalve mollusk consumed as seafood.
Whole seafood protein; consumed as bivalve mollusk meat.
Why it's flagged
- mollusk allergen
- shellfish biotoxin risk
- Vibrio and norovirus risk if undercooked
What regulators actually say
"The National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) is the federal/state cooperative program recognized by FDA for the sanitary control of molluscan shellfish (oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops)."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Subject to FDA National Shellfish Sanitation Program and Seafood HACCP (21 CFR 123).
European Union — EFSA
Mollusk allergen; bivalve harvesting and biotoxin monitoring under EU Reg 853/2004 and 2073/2005.
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