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.

Mussels are suspended from a rope after being lifted out of the ice during a harvest for the Confederation Cove Mussel in New London Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The cultured mussels are grown ...

When Sergio Herman was growing up, escaping mussels was almost out of the question. The Michelin-starred chef was born and bred in Oud Sluis, the now-defunct but world-renowned seafood restaurant ...

SEASIDE, Ore. — Oregon health officials have warned anyone who gathered mussels from certain beaches on the northern Oregon Coast to toss them out after reports of people sickened by a shellfish-borne ...

Paralytic shellfish poisoning is the most severe type of shellfish poisoning. It’s tied to algal blooms that state officials say are getting worse along with climate change. Oregon officials closed ...

Before you dig into that platter of freshly shucked oysters or baked clams at your favorite seafood restaurant, better make sure you know from where the shellfish originated. The U.S. Food and Drug ...

At least 20 people were sickened this weekend by an outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning after harvesting mussels on the Oregon Coast, health officials said late Monday. Anyone that harvested ...

Think of buttery lobster tails dipped in lemon, garlicky prawns sizzling in a pan, or a plate of creamy mussels served with crusty bread. Shellfish have that irresistible charm, rich, juicy, and full ...

At least 20 people contracted a potentially deadly foodborne illness after eating mussels from the Oregon coast this past weekend, the Oregon Health Authority reported. The people who fell ill were ...

A week after closing mussel harvesting across the Oregon Coast due to high levels of toxins, officials expanded that closure to include razor and bay clams. Oregon’s departments of Agriculture and the ...

OPEN YET YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHT BACK THERE.> (LESLIE SIG OUT) ### THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS A WARNING ABOUT EATING CERTAIN KINDS OF SHELLFISH THAT COME FROM THE MONTEREY BAY. THEY ARE ...