FDA Advises Against Consumption of American Lobster (Maine Lobster) Tomalley

28.07.08 - 23:33 ... source : FDA

... Regulators find dangerous levels of toxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers to avoid eating tomalley in American Lobster (Maine Lobster), regardless of where the lobster was harvested, because of potential contamination with dangerous levels of the toxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). American lobster, also known as Maine lobster, are harvested from the waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Northeastern Canada to South Carolina, inclusive. The FDA advisory applies only to tomalley, the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of the lobster that ...» Next (HTML)