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…
Advice on Treatment to Remove Worries of Contracting Shellfish Poisoning
Bethany Jean Clement: How Do Cookbook Authors Do It? Cynthia Nims on ‘Shellfish’ and Her 50 (!?) New Recipes.
By Bethany Jean Clement From The Seattle Times How do you write a cookbook? Cynthia Nims has nine to her credit, each very full of her very own recipes (and she has co-authored many more). Her latest — “Shellfish,” just out from Seattle’s Sasquatch Books — offers 50 new preparations she’s devised that encompass seven…
Pacific Rim Shellfish Brand Oysters Recalled Due to Norovirus Risk
A recall has been issued for Pacific Rim Shellfish Corp. brand oysters due possible norovirus contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the oysters being recalled originated in British Columbia and have harvest dates of Mar. 9, 15, and 19. The CFIA says they were sold in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, and Ontario, and…
Saffron-Steamed Mussels
This is a wonderful and simple dish to make, as it only takes about 15 minutes for the mussels to cook. Just be sure to plan ahead and start soaking them 40 minutes before you’re ready to start. Steamed mussels allow for all sorts of different sauces and cooking liquids, changing the profile of the…
Diners’ Discarded Shells Help Establish New Oyster Colonies
Port Republic, N.J.—Call it the seafood circle of life: Shells discarded by diners are being collected, cleaned, and dumped into waterways around the country and the world, where they form the basis of new oyster colonies. One of the latest such projects is taking place in Atlantic City, where a casino and two other restaurants…
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