Poisonous toxins detected in shellfish from Marin and San Mateo counties

(KRON) — The California Department of Public Health is advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, or oysters from Marin and San Mateo counties.  Dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins were detected in mussels from the two counties, state health officials said. PSP toxins can cause illness or death in humans, and cooking does not destroy the […]

​(KRON) — The California Department of Public Health is advising consumers not to eat sport-harvested mussels, clams, scallops, or oysters from Marin and San Mateo counties.  Dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins were detected in mussels from the two counties, state health officials said. PSP toxins can cause illness or death in humans, and cooking does not destroy the […]