Mussels are usually eaten whole. Eating in one bite is normal and polite. Shells are part of the eating process. Keeping ...

Survival of the fittest is expertly exemplified by one marine creature: Minnesota’s freshwater mussels. These shellfish are being applauded for their unique and clever survival strategy. They ...

While the guy next to me complained about the limited time to took for his ketchup and mustard to arrive at his little corner of the bar, I had no complaints whatsoever about my mussels bobbing in a ...

The adage of only eating oysters in months that end in R no longer holds true as advances in aquaculture have made farmed shellfish available and safe to eat year-round. However, in the case of ...

Food safety officials in New Zealand have again warned people not to eat raw mussels because of a risk of Vibrio infection. Figures from the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) show ...

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Eating raw mussels from one region has been linked to several cases of vibriosis in New Zealand. The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) is aware of eight confirmed cases of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus ...