(BOSTON) OCT 7 – THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ISSUING A BAN ON SHELL FISH HARVESTING IN NARRAGANSETT BAY WHILE A THIRD OF THE MAINE COAST IS ALSO CLOSED.
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MEANWHILE, THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES LAST WEEK ISSUED A RECALL FOR FIVE TONS MUSSELS, CLAMS AND QUAHOGS. THOSE PRODUCTS COULD CONTAIN A BIOTOXIN THAT CAUSES ILLNESS, MEMORY LOSS, BRAIN DAMAGE AND DEATH. OFFICIALS SAY THEY’VE RETRIEVED ALMOST ALL THE RECALLED SHELLFISH. SOME MADE IT TO RETAIL STORES IN GEORGIA, MASSACHUSETTS, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK AND UTAH. A SIMILAR OUTBREAK IN 1987 IN THE ATLANTIC CANADIAN PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND KILLED THREE AND SICKENED A HUNDRED.