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Scallops Sold In Stores, Restaurants Could Cause Food Poisoning, FDA Warns Scallops Sold In Stores, Restaurants Could Cause Food Poisoning, FDA Warns
Scallops Sold In Stores, Restaurants Could Cause Food Poisoning, FDA Warns The Food and Drug Administration says restaurants, retailers, and consumers should avoid scallops harvested from a prohibited area in Massachusetts because they may be contaminated and could cause food poisoning.  An unlicensed harvester is believed to have captured the shellfish on Dec. 26-27 and Jan. 1 and incorrectly labeled them with the harvest location FED 514. Massachusetts officials issued a recall on the potentially tainted shellfish on Tuesday, Jan. 9.  The scallops were shipped to restaurants and retailers in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, …

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by Josh Lanier