Jávea hotel's 39 guests get food poisoning from mussels
Friday, April 13, 2018 @ 9:03 AM
A CONFIRMED total of 39 holidaymakers went down with food poisoning after eating mussels at a hotel on the Arenal beach in Jávea (Alicante province), reports have just revealed.
The Spanish gency for Consumption, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECSAN), whom the hotel was required to notify of the incident in accordance with standard procedure, says only two of the guests needed hospital treatment.
One went to A&E with stomach pains and was discharged hours later after being treated, whilst another remained there for two days.
All those affected are said to be recovering well and no new cases are expected.
The 39 patients, all said to be pensioners, had been staying at the undisclosed hotel on Jávea's most-frequented beach over Easter weekend.
According to AECSAN, the mussels, designed for freezing, were labelled Mejillón media concha súper – effectively, 'super-sized' open-shelled mussels – and were from the brand Estrella Polar.
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