shellfish safety

NOAA Testing Gulf Shellfish Areas for Oil

Gulf watermen, be they out for shell or fin fish, did not get the news they wanted over the weekend as the colossal BP could not fill the hole spilling

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 May 2010

Oil Spill Science: Carcinogens in the Food Chain

A look at how petroleum impacts the seafood chain–and, what would happen to you if you ate an oil-tainted oyster? “Crude oil has many, many chemicals in it. Most

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 5 May 2010

Gulf Seafood in Commerce Safe to Eat

NEW ORLEANS–As 200,000 gallons of crude oil continue to flow unabated into the Gulf of Mexico, government officials, seafood industry groups, and food safety experts are working to

By Helena Bottemiller

/ 3 May 2010

NOAA Closes Gulf Spill Area To Fishing

FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO –Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was first to start closing down the Gulf seafood industry when he put select fishing areas and oyster harvesting beds off

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 May 2010

Hong Kong Finds Toxin In Shellfish

Frozen scallops being sold at supermarkets are contaminated with Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxin, the Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety announced. The products involved are pre-packaged frozen half-shell scallops with

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Jan 2010

Why the FDA Shouldn't Back Down on Shellfish

Oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico during the warm months of summer have a high risk of being contaminated with deadly Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. Most healthy people don’t

By Michael F. Jacobson

/ 6 Nov 2009

Red Tide Puts Puget Sound Shellfish Off Limits

Marine biotoxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) have been detected at dangerously high levels in shellfish samples collected from north Puget Sound of Washington State. The so-called “red tide”

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Oct 2009

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shellfish safety

NOAA Testing Gulf Shellfish Areas for Oil

Oil Spill Science: Carcinogens in the Food Chain

Gulf Seafood in Commerce Safe to Eat

NOAA Closes Gulf Spill Area To Fishing

Hong Kong Finds Toxin In Shellfish

Why the FDA Shouldn't Back Down on Shellfish

Red Tide Puts Puget Sound Shellfish Off Limits

Your Support Protects Public Health