The Straits Times quoted Deputy Director of the Department of Fisheries of Malaysia Wan Aznan Abdullah as saying that water and mussel samples in the coastal waters of Port Dickson in the western state of Negeri Sembilan were contaminated with biotoxins and harmful algae species Prorocentrum, Alexandrium, Pseudonitzschia.
The Department of Fisheries Malaysia has advised the public not to consume any clams originating from Port Dickson for at least the next 20 days. The authorities will continue to monitor and conduct regular testing until the cell density in the water decreases and no biotoxins are detected in the clams, and will work with the police to ensure that there is no harvesting and sale of the shellfish in the area.
Previously, the Negeri Sembilan State Health Department said there were eight cases of food poisoning related to eating mussels, including two cases that required intensive care.
VIET KHUE
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