date:Nov 16, 2012
A scallop fishery in the White Rock area has been closed after the same paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) found in Spring Bay Seafood's mussels was detected in samples taken on November 2.
PST levels in tested scallops are currently either close to or slightly over the permitted level, but it's possible the level will increase before it goes back down again, a health department warning said.
The affected shellfish don't look or taste different and the toxin is not destroyed by cooking or freezin