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As the official start of summer approaches, federal officials are warning Americans to take extra precautions when eating oysters and clams to avoid a potentially deadly illness known as paralytic ...

Not all bivalves are created equal. Oysters and clams are both bivalves—animals with two connected shells—but they have more differences than similarities. While the differences may not be obvious at ...

Butter clams, important to many Alaskans’ diets, are notorious for being sources of the toxin that causes sometimes-deadly paralytic shellfish poisoning. Now a new study is providing information that ...

A warning was issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about some oysters and clams that may be contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins. These contaminated shellfish and clams were ...

Clams stick in the mud while mussels attach to rocks. While clams and squid are like cousins, clams and mussels are more like ...

Oysters and clams are two very popular edible mollusks or bivalves. Although they have many similarities between them, there are enough differences so that the average diner can tell which is which.

It’s a topic too taboo, too controversial for dinnertime, though debating it might make you hungry for seafood. Grilled clams vs. grilled oysters – which is better? “A raw oyster is one of the best ...

Warnings from the California Department of Public Health that advised against eating San Luis Obispo County bivalve shellfish were lifted as of Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release from the ...