THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS ISSUED A WARNING TELLING CONSUMERS NOT TO EAT RECREATIONALLY HARVESTED SHELLFISH FROM SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES MUSSELS, CLAMS, OR WHOLE SCALLOPS. DANGEROUS LEVELS OF THE TOXIN DOMOIC ACID HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN THE SHELLFISH, WHICH COULD CAUSE ILLNESS OR DEATH IN HUMANS. THE WARNING DOES NOT PERTAIN TO COMMERCIALLY SOLD SHELLFISH FROM APPROVED SOURCES.
