Biotoxin levels dropped in shellfish in the area. Shellfish harvest south of Sandy Point to the Skagit County border remains ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has warned the public not to harvest recreational shellfish along Washington’s ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

The closure applies only to recreational harvesting of shellfish. State officials said crab and shrimp are not included in ...

An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people has prompted health officials to urge those who harvested mussels from a stretch of Oregon’s coast since Saturday to ...

Higher temperatures increase toxic micro-organisms on B.C. shores, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says in a safety ...

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, certain oysters from Dailyfresh Shellfish Inc. The implicated Oregon health ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have closed the state’s entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an “unprecedented” outbreak of shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people. They ...

The centre says eating contaminated shellfish can lead to serious illness, including paralytic shellfish poisoning, amnesic ...

A B.C. health authority is issuing an alert as the risk of eating contaminated shellfish increases with hotter weather.

The province is reminding British Columbians to be conscious of potentially contaminated shellfish as temperatures heat up for summer.

As the official start of summer approaches, federal officials are warning Americans to take extra precautions when eating oysters and clams to avoid a potentially deadly illness known as paralytic ...