USA – Whatcom County Beaches Closed Due to Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning

Posted on May 13, 2020 by | Leave a comment

Food Poisoning Bulletin

According to a press release from the Whatcom County Health Department, Whatcom County beaches have been closed to recreational shellfish harvest because the paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) biotoxin has reached unsafe levels in molluscan shellfish in Drayton Harbor.

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