HONOLULU (Island News) – The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) advises restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell, and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, oysters and bay clams ...

A toxin that can cause "Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning" has been found in oysters, bay clams, and other shellfish from these states. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds ...

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 ...

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've also closed ...

Oregon officials are barring all razor-clam, bay-clam and mussel harvesting along the state’s coast due to historically high levels of a potentially deadly toxin in local shellfish, the Oregon ...

A warning was issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about some oysters and clams that may be contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins. These contaminated shellfish and clams were ...

There’s nothing more summery than shucking some oysters, but you might want to think twice before you slurp them down—or at least check where your haul is coming from first. That’s because some ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to avoid shellfish from Oregon and Washington that may be potentially "contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins." The shellfish in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that shellfish in certain regions could contain harmful toxins with a paralytic effect. The shellfish come from the Pacific Northwest region, ...