Manila, April 11 -- Shellfish from the coastal waters of Bolinao and Anda in Pangasinan have tested positive for red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Ilocos Region.

"As a precautionary measure, concerned local government units are advised to require their market inspectors, quarantine officers, and administrators to demand traders for auxiliary invoice from the point of origin or local transport permit issued by BFAR for all fish and fishery products including seashells unloaded and marketed to ensure that it did not come from areas positive of paralytic shellfish poisoning," BFAR Ilocos Region director Rosario Segundina Gaerlan said in a statement issued Thursday.

BFAR clarified that ...