• Commercial Dungeness crab is safe to eat.
• All seafood, including Dungeness crab, is regulated by local, state and federal laws* to ensure quality, wholesome and safe products are sold to consumers.

• Grocers and restaurants can assure consumers that crab purchased from crab processors are safe to eat and, in addition, are delicious and nutritious! (It is illegal for retailers and restaurants to market any seafood that is not safe and wholesome.)

• The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) monitors crab safety year-round and conducts rigorous tests to ensure that commercially sold crab are safe to eat.

• Nutritionally, Dungeness crab is high in protein, low in calories, and loaded with essential vitamins and minerals.

• Enjoy delicate, sweet, cooked cracked crab meat as a meal in itself, or use as a main ingredient to enhance any meal or dish from appetizers, bisques, salads, and entrées. The internet offers many good recipes such as Sunset Magazine’s “27 ways with Dungeness Crab.”

• Enjoy crab today!

* To assure compliance with these regulations, processors must follow strict federally mandated protocols known as “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point” (HACCP).