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Dead sardines washed up on a Gqeberha beach in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, near a lifeguard tower, illustrating ASC Food Safety's advisory on the 2026 Cape sardine mortality event

Can I Eat the Sardines Washed Up on Gqeberha Beaches? A Food Safety View

10 September 202628 August 2026 by Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist and Lead Auditor

Sardines are washing up on Gqeberha beaches. NMBM says do not touch, eat, sell or feed them to animals. The food safety view on the advisory and Cape die-off.

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