Deadly Toxin Alert Issued for Bay of Plenty Shellfish

Unsafe levels of a deadly biotoxin have been found in Bay of Plenty shellfish.
New Zealand Food Safety has issued a public health warning advising people not to collect or eat shellfish gathered from the coast between Mount Maunganui and Whakatāne.
Agency deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle said in a statement routine testing had shown “levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin over the safe limit”.
“Please do not gather and eat shellfish from this area because anyone doing so could get sick...
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