According to data from the HK Centre for Food Safety, the incidence of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) cases around the world seems to be on the rise in recent decades.
In Hong Kong, according to the records of the Centre for Health Protection, between 2007 and 2011, there were 34 suspected PSP cases affecting 68 people. Epidemiological studies at that time showed a higher risk of discomfort from the ingestion of gonads of scallops.
A case of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) occurred in Hong Kong in June last year (2021). A man and a woman experienced blurred vision, dizziness, and fatigue 10 to 30 minutes after eating conch at home. The follow-up investigation declared it as PSP poisoning….