Sea Win, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA, is recalling 650 cases of Frozen Half Shell Oysters from South Korea, harvested on Jan. 30 and Feb. 4, because of possible norovirus contamination.
The California Department of Public Health flagged the oysters after linking them to multiple illnesses, prompting the recall.
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The Louisiana Department of Health has closed a molluscan shellfish harvesting area in Area 3 and ordered a recall of all oysters harvested from that area since Jan. 10 because of an outbreak of norovirus-like illnesses.
The recall includes frozen, shucked, breaded, post-harvest processed and oysters for the half-shell market.
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The FDA is issuing an alert about a Washington state recall of fresh oysters harvested by Ruco’s Shellfish. The implicated oysters are linked to an outbreak of norovirus infections.
The shellstock oysters were harvested from Dec. 2, 2024, to Dec. 17, 2024, by Ruco’s Shellfish, WA-1995-SS, from a portion of
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Taylor Shellfish Canada ULC has issued a recall for certain oysters harvested from British Columbia, Canada, and distributed in the United States because of norovirus contamination.
The recall was triggered by the Canadian food Inspection Agency’s investigation into a foodborne illness outbreak. Between Nov. 1 and Dec. 20, there were
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Several years ago, when asked what food I shied away from, one of the six on my list was raw oysters and other raw shellfish. As I said:
Marler says that raw shellfish—especially oysters—have been causing more foodborne illness lately. He links this to warming waters, which produce more microbial
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S&M Shellfish Co. of San Francisco, CA, has issued a recall for certain oysters harvested from British Columbia, Canada, because of a norovirus outbreak.
The oysters were sold as Fanny Bay, Buckley Bay and Royal Miyagi oysters that were harvested between Dec. 1 and Dec. 9 from British Columbia growing
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A Vibrio outbreak that sickened more than 250 people in Australia was linked to oysters, but a specific grower could not be identified.
The nationwide outbreak caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus occurred during September 2021 to January 2022. A total of 268 people were sick, and 97 percent reported consuming Australian-grown
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Five Star Shellfish Inc. is recalling Malpeque brand Large Standard Oysters because of generic E. coli contamination.
According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the recalled product was distributed in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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Anyone who has consumed any of the recalled product and developed
Oysters and dried cured meats have been recalled in New Zealand as part of two separate foodborne illness investigations.
Te Matuku Oysters has recalled certain batches of Premium Export Grade Pacific Oysters as they may contain norovirus.
Affected products have use-by dates of Aug. 27 and 29, 2024. They are
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An outbreak of Campylobacter infections has spurred the Food and Drug Administration to issue a public warning.
The warning is for recalled oysters from Maine, which are sold under the Recompense Cove brand. The oysters were harvested between June 19 and July 16 from harvest areas CAS RC2 and CAS
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