What is paralytic shellfish poisoning? What to know about FDA warning, how many are sick. Oregon and Washington officials are closing off beaches to shellfish harvesting after at least 21 people ...

Since then, a paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreak has sickened at least 31 people in Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The agency has asked people who have harvested or eaten ...

No Shellfish on Jersey Shore This Weekend, Thanks to Irene Published September 2, 2011 ...

HAMPTON, Va. (WVEC) — All of the Back River and tributaries in Hampton are closed to shellfish harvesting due to potential contamination from a sewage spill. According to the Virginia Department ...

SEATTLE — The Washington Health Department has closed King County beaches to recreational shellfish harvesting after concerning levels of a dangerous toxin were found in samples.

The conditions may make the shellfish hazardous for use as food, the DEC said in a news release. No areas are closed in Nassau County. The following areas in Suffolk are closed until further notice: ...

Samples taken in Haines and Skagway this spring came back positive for toxins from harmful algal blooms that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. Shellfish are often toxic in spring and summer ...

TACLOBAN CITY — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Eastern Visayas (BFAR-8) announced that no areas in the region are currently under shellfish ban. "Shellfish and seawater samples ...

Saxitoxin, the poison that causes PSP, has no detectable effect on shellfish flesh. You can’t neutralize it by frying, boiling, or freezing like you would with bacteria.

A broad swath of the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore is temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting as a precaution due to a sewage overflow, the Maryland Department of the Environment announced. The ...