Fish and Seafood
Fish
- Safe Fish-handling
Excerpt from the Food Safety While Boating, Camping and Hiking fact sheet with information about safely processing and storing fish.
- Fish Consumption Advice
Most fish are healthy to eat and fish are an excellent source of low-fat protein. Eating fish may also reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic illnesses. But any fish (store-bought or sport-caught) could contain contaminants such as mercury and PCBs that can harm human health.
- Scombroid Fish Poisoning
Scombroid fish poisoning, or histamine fish poisoning, is a syndrome resembling an allergic reaction that occurs after eating fish contaminated with high levels of histamine.
- Handling Fresh Caught Fish
Clemson Cooperative Extension's fact sheet about maintaining quality in your catch. Attention: Non-MDH link
Seafood
- Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely
Fact Sheet about nutrition and safety, shopping, storing, preparing, serving, and eating seafood. Attention: Non-MDH link
- What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
2004 Environmental Protection Agency and FDA advice for women who might become pregnant, women who are pregnant, nursing mothers, and young children. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely
FDA fact sheets that answer frequently asked questions. Attention: Non-MDH link
- Answers to Commonly Asked Questions About Oysters
Fact sheet from the Department of Agriculture, Maryland. Each year during oyster season, the Maryland Seafood Marketing Program receives many questions from consumers concerning the purchase, storage, preparation and nutrition of oysters. Attention: Non-MDH link
Spotlight
Chicks and Ducklings: Salmonella
Those cute little chicks and ducklings can be a great attraction for children this time of year, but they can also be a source of illness.
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