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 ...

San Diego County health officials on Friday advised residents to avoid shellfish not purchased from a state-certified ...

The shells of clams, cockles, mussels and oysters should be tightly shut or should shut immediately if you tap them - when this type of shellfish die, they decompose quickly and may not be safe to ...

California health officials are warning the public not to eat sport-harvested shellfish from San Diego County due to high ...

San Diego County warns against eating non-commercial shellfish due to toxic domoic acid levels found in local mussels.

The domoic acid, also known as amnesic shellfish poisoning, has been detected locally in mussels and cannot be destroyed if cooked, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said on its ...

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 ...