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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Oregon fish and wildlife officials reopened the northern Oregon coast for razor clamming last week while keeping a prohibition in place south of Yachats and continuing a coastwide ban on harvesting ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) - The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday a shellfish harvesting reopening after recent, historically high levels of ...