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Default FOOD RECALL: Lobster liver contaminated with potentially fatallevels of toxins

On Jul 29, 10:27*am, wrote:
> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...qObnQD9273AL84
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> FDA warns against eating lobster liver
>
> 17 hours ago
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) — The government warned consumers Monday not to eat
> the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of lobsters, saying
> it may be contaminated with a toxin.
>
> It's still OK to eat the white lobster meat found in the claws and
> tails of the undersea delicacy, but the green stuff that most diners
> already avoid should definitely be discarded this year, said the Food
> and Drug Administration. Known also as tomalley, the substance acts as
> the liver and pancreas of the lobster.
>
> A red tide — or algae bloom — ranging from Northern New England to
> Canada this year has contaminated fishing grounds with high levels of
> toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The federal warning
> follows similar advisories from public health authorities in Maine,
> Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Canada.
>
> The warning applies to American lobster, also known as Maine lobster,
> which is harvested in Atlantic waters from Canada to South Carolina.
>
> Cooking does not eliminate the toxins, but studies have shown that
> even when high levels are present in the tomalley, lobster meat is
> usually not affected, the FDA said.
>
> Symptoms of paralytic shell fish poisoning usually appear within two
> hours of exposure. They include tingling and numbness of the mouth,
> face or neck, muscle weakness, headache and nausea. Anyone who suffers
> such symptoms should see a doctor, the FDA said. In rare cases, people
> who consume a large amount of toxin can suffer respiratory failure and
> death.


Eating lobster without eating the tomalley is like kissing your sister.
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Default FOOD RECALL: Lobster liver contaminated with potentially fatallevels of toxins

On Jul 29, 1:09 pm, James > wrote:
> On Jul 29, 10:27 am, wrote:
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> >http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...qObnQD9273AL84

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> > FDA warns against eating lobster liver

>
> > 17 hours ago

>
> > WASHINGTON (AP) — The government warned consumers Monday not to eat
> > the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of lobsters, saying
> > it may be contaminated with a toxin.

>
> > It's still OK to eat the white lobster meat found in the claws and
> > tails of the undersea delicacy, but the green stuff that most diners
> > already avoid should definitely be discarded this year, said the Food
> > and Drug Administration. Known also as tomalley, the substance acts as
> > the liver and pancreas of the lobster.

>
> > A red tide — or algae bloom — ranging from Northern New England to
> > Canada this year has contaminated fishing grounds with high levels of
> > toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The federal warning
> > follows similar advisories from public health authorities in Maine,
> > Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Canada.

>
> > The warning applies to American lobster, also known as Maine lobster,
> > which is harvested in Atlantic waters from Canada to South Carolina.

>
> > Cooking does not eliminate the toxins, but studies have shown that
> > even when high levels are present in the tomalley, lobster meat is
> > usually not affected, the FDA said.

>
> > Symptoms of paralytic shell fish poisoning usually appear within two
> > hours of exposure. They include tingling and numbness of the mouth,
> > face or neck, muscle weakness, headache and nausea. Anyone who suffers
> > such symptoms should see a doctor, the FDA said. In rare cases, people
> > who consume a large amount of toxin can suffer respiratory failure and
> > death.

>
> Eating lobster without eating the tomalley is like kissing your sister.


So what you are saying is you're going to get a disease either way?
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Default FOOD RECALL: Lobster liver contaminated with potentially fatallevels of toxins

just don't eat the tomalley. Eating the lobster meat is fine.

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