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“Shellfish are filter feeders, meaning they filter water for nutrients, but this also exposes them to contaminants, pathogens, and toxins in their environment. When it comes to shell fish, like oysters and clams, the combination of biological, environmental, and operational factors necessitates stringent safety practices and regulatory oversight to minimize risks to consumers. Producers and distributors of muscles, clams, and especially oysters, have to be committed to food safety to prevent bacteria like Vibrio, or norovirus, and other foodborne hazards from contaminating these products. Harvesting practices, holding temperatures, and proper warnings must always be followed or the results can be dangerous, if not deadly.”