On Friday 4 February, the European Union and the United States announced a transatlantic agreement that will allow the resumption, from the end of February, of transatlantic trade in bivalve molluscs (mussels, clams, oysters, scallops), which has been put on hold since 2011.
More specifically, Spain and the Netherlands will be allowed to export shellfish to the USA, while two US states (Massachusetts and Washington) will be allowed to export to the EU.
This agreement solves a long-standing...