Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the official start of summer approaches, federal officials are warning Americans to take extra precautions when eating oysters ...

Shellfish harvesters in Hood Canal are being urged to stay away after state health officials detected lethal levels of ...

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 FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, certain oysters from Dailyfresh Shellfish Inc. The implicated oysters are from lot ...

FILE - Grasses and yearling oysters, growing on the large "mother" shells planted throughout the bed, are barely covered by a thin layer of water at low tide on May 1, 2015, in Willapa Bay near ...

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell and to dispose of, and consumers not to eat, certain oysters from Dailyfresh Shellfish Inc. The implicated Oregon health ...

San Diego County health officials on Friday advised residents to avoid locally harvested shellfish — such as mussels, clams, scallops or oysters — not purchased from a state-certified commercial ...

New Zealand Food Safety has issued a warning asking people not to gather from the Tennyson Inlet and Fitzroy Bay areas.

British Columbians are being warned to check before harvesting shellfish this summer because contaminated shellfish can cause serious and potentially life-threatening illness. The B.C. Centre for ...

Hundreds of outbreaks tied to harmful marine algae and other sources have been reported in the U.S. since 2011, a new CDC report finds.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.