Cofepris lists beaches you should avoid during winter vacations due to excess fecal matter

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If you are planning to take advantage of the winter holidays to take refuge from the cold on a beach in Mexican territory, then this note could be very useful to you because the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) has already announced the six beaches that are not suitable for recreational use due to their high concentration of fecal matter, which could be extremely dangerous for the health of tourists.

It was through a statement released by the Ministry of Health in which it was reported that prior to the 2024 winter vacation period, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) carried out a surveillance monitoring of the quality of sea water on the main recreational beaches in national territory, which showed that a total of six beaches have high concentrations of fecal matter, so tourists were called to avoid them during the aforementioned vacation period.

According to the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), this monitoring focuses on the identification of the Enterococcus Faecalis bacteria, which represents a significant health risk for the population in concentrations greater than 200 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water and once this exercise was concluded, it was announced that a total of six beaches were restricted due to high concentrations of the aforementioned bacteria.

Which beaches should be avoided during the winter holidays due to excess fecal matter?
According to the study carried out by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris), the six Mexican beaches that should be avoided during the winter holidays due to their high concentration of the Enterococcus Faecalis bacteria are the following:

Playa Icacos in Acapulco, Guerrero
Playa Tijuana and Tijuana I in Tijuana, Baja California
Playa Rosarito and Rosarito I in Rosarito, Baja California
Playa Oasis in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.

Given this situation, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) requested that the beach committees of each entity carry out the pertinent signs to inform the population about the high concentrations of the Enterococcus Faecalis bacteria, which is why they are not suitable for recreational use. It also indicated that pertinent actions will be taken to recover the water quality in the aforementioned beaches.

Finally, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) called on the general population to keep the beaches clean during the current holiday period and asked them to report any type of irregularity directly to the Beach Committees of each coastal entity or on the Cofepris and Semarnat websites.

Source: elheraldodemexico