State and County health agencies warn about consuming recreationally harvested shellfish

California Department of Public Health Issues Recreational Shellfish Advisory for Santa Barbara County

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State Issues Recreational Shellfish Advisory for Santa Barbara County

The California Department of Public Health is warning people not to eat sport and recreationally caught shellfish due to high levels of toxins in mussels from Santa Barbara County. The alert was issued Wednesday after tests showed mussels from the county had a higher level of the paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins. The toxin could lead to PSP and domoic acid poisoning, also known as amnesic shellfish poisoning. “The advisory is for recre…

State and County health agencies warn about consuming recreationally harvested shellfish

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Thursday, the California Department of Public Health issued an advisory about not consuming sport or recreationally harvested shellfish due to dangerous levels of paralytic poisoning toxins detected in mussels in Santa Barbara County. Commercially harvested shellfish that you might get in a restaurant or at a grocery store can be safely consumed because commercial harvesters are certified by the state public hea…

Radioactive Mussels May Pose Threat to Food Chain in Pennsylvania

By Tom Howarth, Science Reporter (Nature) Jan 07, 2025, https://www.newsweek.com/radioactive-mussels-food-chain-bioaccumulation-pennsylvania-2011149?fbclid=IwY2xjawJG4pxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXBgrVgNhUUy1s_U9SLYXUIeD-gugNuUk75xBSTL9AG1vQ6REzIVWJiVGw_aem_0EvCj7mKrreGjCLuSViY1Q Radioactive contamination in freshwater mussels is potentially affecting the food chain in Pennsylvania, including iconic animals such as bald eagles and possibly even humans. A…