Bahamians Warned Against Consuming Raw Conch Bahamians Warned Against Consuming Raw Conch In an update to a press release circulated by the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) on April 27th, informing the Bahamian public about recent conch poisoning cases in New Providence – on Monday, May 17th, the agency published another release – this time asking Bahamians to not consume or purchase raw conch or conch that they suspect was not properly handled or prepared, until the source of the contamination can be determined. The communication emphasized that the purchasing or consumption of raw conch at this time is at the consumer’s own risk. It also informed that an active investigation, a collaboration between multiple medical agencies, is now ongoing to determine the cause behind the recent spate of conch poisonings. Conch vendors were also asked to immediately discontinue the preparation and sale of raw conch dishes, until the findings of the investigation are known.