A shellfish ban is in place across seven coastal areas in Eastern Visayas region after samples of shellfish meat from these ...

Here's what you need to know. Tests found saxitoxin and Pyrodinium bahamanse at levels exceeding the safety thresholds ...

Ever wondered if one of your favorite foods may be banned elsewhere? These are some of the most controversial banned foods around the whole world.

At a nearby pond not connected to Lake Tahoe, however, state officials reported that “at Nevada Beach, results for a sample taken from a shallow pond not connected to the lake contained a very low ...

Exposure for 30 min to 1.0% NaOCl is an effective procedure for the laboratory (working solutions, equipment, animal cages, working area and spills) for the inactivation of saxitoxin or tetrodotoxin.

On July 24, FWC officials said they detected saxitoxin and pyrodinium bahamense exceeding shellfish sanitation levels established by the National Shellfish Sanitation Program. Both regularly bloom ...

According to the FDA, Japanese pufferfish contain tetrodotoxin or saxitoxin, toxins “more deadly than cyanide.” Because of the hazard it presents, only one company is allowed to import ...

After the Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use advisory for Eckman Lake in Lincoln County, the Oregon Department ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — The recreational bay scallop harvest in the Gulf of Mexico off the Pasco County coastline will reopen Wednesday, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

In this project, proficiency test for both ricin and saxitoxin were arranged in the first half of 2013. In 2016, VERIFIN prepared itself to the ricin confidence building exercise which was organized ...

Many animals, fruits, and byproducts of both are more than safe for consumption. In fact, it just makes sense to cook and enjoy them. However, there is actually quite a long list of controversial ...