Commercial name
European Bittersweet.Genus and species
Glycymeris glycymeris.Catch area
Irish Sea, Western Seabed of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Northern and Southern Celtic Sea and South-Western Seabed of Ireland - Eastern and Western, FAO 27.VII.Catch metod
Wild caught.Alpha-3 code
GKL.Fishing gear
Dredge.Size
About 20 pieces per kg.Allergens
Molluscs and products made with molluscs.Shipping
Shipped refrigerated from 0° C to 4° C.Packaging
3 kg basket 29x19x8.3 cm.6 kg basket 35x26x8.8 cm.
Microbiological criteria
E. coli ufc/100 g < 230.Salmonella absent in 25 g.
Food safety
The products marketed comply with the process hygiene and food safety criteria established by: Reg. CE 2073/2005, UE 915/2023, CE 1441/2007. On request, test reports can be submitted proving the execution and outcome of the tests carried out as part of the annual supplier verification plan.Updated
REV. n° 1 dated 25/05/2023.Seasonality / Availability / Fishing period
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Unavailable
Reduced availabilty
Good availabilty
Excellent availabilty
Atlantic Mussel (Bouchot)
Mytilus edulis
Ireland Rope Mussel
Mytilus edulis
Atlantic Jackknife Clam
Ensis leei
European Bittersweet
Glycymeris glycymeris
Hard Clam
Mercenaria mercenaria
Warty Venus Clam
Venus verrucosa
Smooth Clam
Callista chione
Common Cockle
Cerastoderma edule
Abalone
Haliotis tuberculata
Geoduck
Panopea generosa
Truncate Donax
Donax trunculus
Minor Jackknife
Ensis minor
Stony Sea Urchin
Paracentrotus lividus
Violet Sea Urchin
Sphaerechinus granularis
Striped Venus
Chamelea gallina
Fresh Half-Shell Great Atlantic Scallop
Pecten maximus