FOOD RECALL: Lobster liver contaminated with potentially fatal levels of toxins

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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.

[James]

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

[Al Bundy]

So what you are saying is you're going to get a disease either way?

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

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