The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has declared a warning for certain types of seafood caught in three California counties: Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara.
The warning is due to high levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring chemical within shellfish, sardines and anchovies. Domoic acid is deathly poisonous to mammals – and that means us, humans! It just so happens that there has been a outbreak of the chemical in certain seafood from those three counties.
Here’s the deal:
So far, no one has reported having poisoning from domoic acid. We’re not sure how long this warning will last, but, CDPH will update us accordingly.