A shipment of Chinese mitten crabs from China was found to contain dioxin concentrations 2.6 times higher than the safety limit, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said yesterday. The 14.7-tonne ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration announced Sunday (Dec. 1) that a 15-metric-ton shipment of Chinese mitten crabs contaminated with dioxins had been intercepted at the ...

Crabs can feel pain when they are boiled alive during conventional food preparation —- as do other shellfish like lobsters, according to a new study. Zoologists from Sweden’s University of ...

Crabs can feel pain, according to a new study - prompting calls for more humane ways to kill shellfish. Boiling crabs and lobsters alive is a common method of cooking them in the kitchen. But it ...

It's a common misconception that crabs and lobsters scream as you plunge them into boiling water to cook. But even if this myth isn't true, scientists say there is still good reason to avoid this ...

Brain test shows that crabs process pain Date: November 26, 2024 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: Researchers have demonstrated that painful stimuli are sent to the brain of shore crabs ...

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg are the first to prove that painful stimuli are sent to the brain of shore crabs providing more evidence for pain in crustaceans. EEG style ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has ordered another delay in the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season — the second so far this year. The risk of whales becoming tangled in ...

The Environmental Integrity Project, a nonprofit group that presses for stronger enforcement of environmental laws, found the facilities allow nitrogen, phosphorus and dioxins to seep into waterways ...