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Oysters linked to 170 illnesses in Finland; people sick in other countries

By Joe Whitworth on March 22, 2023

Contaminated shellfish are continuing to cause illnesses in several European countries and Hong Kong.

At least 170 people have fallen ill in Helsinki, Finland, after eating oysters in various restaurants in February and March. Cases…

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Oysters harvested in Florida linked to three-state Salmonella outbreak

By Jonan Pilet on March 2, 2023

The Florida Department of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state health departments of Georgia and Alabama are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with the consumption of raw oysters harvested from shellfish harvesting…

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People sick in Finland after eating oysters

By Joe Whitworth on February 28, 2023

Health officials in a city in Finland are investigating several cases of illness caused by contaminated oysters.

Food poisoning in Helsinki is suspected to be related to eating in different restaurants and at an event…

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FDA issues public warning about certain oysters because of norovirus outbreak

By News Desk on February 23, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is helping Canadian officials investigate an outbreak of norovirus infections and is recommending that consumers avoid eating certain oysters to avoid infection.

The FDA is also warning restaurants and…

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Hong Kong probes potentially counterfeit health certificates

By Joe Whitworth on February 11, 2023

Authorities in Hong Kong are investigating several suspected forged health certificates for oysters.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) found discrepancies in the serial numbers of certain…

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Irish oysters blocked in Hong Kong; beef exports to China resume

By News Desk on January 8, 2023

Oysters from Ireland have been linked to illnesses in Hong Kong. In other news from the region, China is lifting a 2020 ban on beef exports due to BSE this week.

The Centre for Food…

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Focus on shellfish and chicken for summer in New Zealand

By News Desk on December 27, 2022

Public health officials in New Zealand are reminding people to thoroughly cook collected shellfish to avoid Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection.

New Zealand is in the warmer summer months of the Southern Hemisphere now and in previous such seasons…

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Oysters recalled in Texas after dozens of illnesses linked to oysters from particular harvest location

By News Desk on December 9, 2022

The Texas Department of State Health Services has ordered a recall of all oysters harvested in the TX 1 area of southeastern Galveston Bay after reports of dozens of cases of gastrointestinal illness among people…

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FDA issues alert over sapovirus illnesses connected to raw oysters

By News Desk on November 23, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell and consumers not to eat certain potentially contaminated oysters after the Southern Nevada Health District notified the FDA of…

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Oysters recalled in Canada because of Salmonella also distributed in U.S.

By News Desk on October 5, 2022

The FDA is advising consumers not to eat and to dispose of the recalled Oyster Kings Inc. oysters from Canada because of possible Salmonella contamination. 

On Sept. 27, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified…

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