Melaka shellfish now safe to eat, harvest ban lifted

JASIN: The Melaka government, through the state Fisheries Department, is actively promoting mussels and cockles to reassure the public that these aquaculture products are now safe for consumption.

State rural development, agriculture and food security committee chairman Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh said that the ban on harvesting and selling shellfish, including mussels, in the state's waters was lifted earlier last month due to a decline in biotoxin levels to safe thresholds.