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Snail
Low concern
Escargot is a traditional food; properly cooked snails are safe. Raw or undercooked snails can transmit rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis).
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What it is
Land snails (typically Helix species) eaten as food (escargot) or used as a source of cosmetic mucin.
Whole-food protein source; in cosmetics, secretion is used as a skin conditioner.
Why it's flagged
- Rat lungworm parasitic risk if undercooked
- Potential allergen for shellfish/mollusk-allergic individuals
What regulators actually say
"People can become infected when they deliberately or accidentally eat a raw or undercooked infected snail or slug."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Recognized as food; mollusks subject to seafood HACCP under 21 CFR 123
European Union — EFSA
Permitted as food in EU; CDC notes parasitic risk
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