Toxic Tas mussels recalled worldwide

A TASMANIAN seafood company has issued an international recall of its mussels after discovering potentially deadly toxins in some of its product.

Spring Bay Mussels had recalled supplies of live chilled and cooked mussels after tests found toxins from an algal bloom, the company said in a statement on Friday.

State Primary Industries Minister Bryan Green said initial results of samples tested on Friday showed the presence of paralytic shellfish toxin.

Such poisons can affect the human nervous system, and can be fatal if enough is eaten.

The company's east coast fisheries have been closed as a precautionary measure, which Mr Green described as "devastating" for its workforce, but necessary for public safety.

The company's managing director, Phil Lamb, said all its retail, wholesale and fishmonger clients had been notified, and the company was working with health authorities in Australia and New Zealand to alert consumers.

Mr Lamb said there had been no reports of illness from consumption of the company's mussels, but customer safety had to come first.

"We routinely check for toxins, but unusually warm sea water temperatures appeared to have caused algae growth earlier in the season this year," he said in a statement.

The company was alerted to the problem by routine testing of its product by an importing country this week.

Mr Green said samples showing the toxins would be sent to Sydney for analysis, with results due next week.

"Tasmania has an excellent reputation for high-quality, safe shellfish and it is hoped this is a short term event and will have no lasting impacts," he said.

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