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Cockles
Cockles
Low concern
Whole shellfish providing protein, B12, iron, and omega-3s. As filter-feeders, cockles can concentrate biotoxins (e.g., paralytic/diarrhetic shellfish toxins), heavy metals, and norovirus from contaminated waters; harvest must come from approved/monitored areas.
Found in
7 products
What it is
Small marine bivalve mollusks (e.g., Cerastoderma edule) consumed as seafood.
Whole-food shellfish protein source.
Why it's flagged
- shellfish allergen
- biotoxin/norovirus contamination if from unapproved waters
- cadmium/lead bioaccumulation
What regulators actually say
"The National Shellfish Sanitation Program ensures that molluscan shellfish are safe to eat."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Regulated under FDA's National Shellfish Sanitation Program and 21 CFR 123.
European Union — EFSA
Bivalve mollusks regulated under (EC) 853/2004 with classified production areas.
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