Authorities in Spain and Portugal have uncovered what they are calling a criminal network involving contaminated clams that sickened up to 30 people.
The investigation involved the Portuguese Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE), Food
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Food safety professionals from 12 African countries met in Kenya for a workshop on seafood safety.
The African regional workshop on bivalve mollusk sanitation was held in Nairobi this past month and included visiting experts
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Authorities in an Australian state have linked eight Hepatitis A patients to imported clams.
The New South Wales (NSW) Food Authority advised consumers who bought salted or pickled clams from Koryo Food Co. or Byul
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A French food safety agency has warned of a possible health risk due to consumption of pinnatoxin-contaminated shellfish.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) looked at pinnatoxins (PnTXs), a
Continue Reading French agency finds potential health risk from contaminated shellfish
It’s time to grab a sun hat and shovel, or rake, and head to the beach to dig for clams or gather oysters. What could be a better summer outing? But time is of the
Continue Reading The best of times for shellfish harvest, the worst of times for shellfish harvest
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska has set up an environmental research and testing lab in Sitka and plans to begin testing local shellfish for biotoxins this spring. There has reportedly been some concern about the
Continue Reading Alaska tribe establishes Sitka lab to test shellfish for biotoxins
Continue Reading California Updates Warning About Domoic Acid in Some Shellfish Species
Due to “dangerous levels” of domoic acid found in some species, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels and clams, commercially or recreationally caught anchovy and
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(This article by Liz Bradshaw, a postdoctoral research scholar in NoroCORE, the Norovirus Collaborative for Outreach, Research, and Education based at NC State, is the fifth in a series leading up to April 7,
Continue Reading Seafood Safety 101: Vibrio in Shellfish
Warm weather and low tides are good for harvesting shellfish, but nice weather is also ideal for naturally occurring bacteria to multiply, raising the risk of illness, warns the Washington State Department of Health. For
Continue Reading Protect Yourself From Shellfish-Related Illnesses This Summer
(April 29 update: This warning has been expanded to include crab.) The California Department of Public Health is advising consumers not to eat the internal organs of commercially or recreationally caught anchovy, sardines, or crab
Continue Reading Update: Consumers Warned About Toxins in Fish, Crab From Two CA Counties
