date:Dec 18, 2012
ra Harbour.
Phil says there are no reported illness from shellfish in Taranaki region, but he says it could be due to the density of population living along the coastline in the wider Bay of Plenty region.
We have had some anecdotalreports but we have checked with doctors and they have no reported seeing anyone until Friday night.
Consumption of shellfish affected by the paralytic shellfish toxin can cause numbness and tingling around the mouth, face or extremities; difficulty swallowing or b