Following a health warning earlier this week from California officials about fresh oysters from Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection issued its own public alert today.
The CDC is working with officials
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Dozens sick after eating raw oysters; Hog Island Oysters subject to recall
California officials have closed some commercial shellfish farming areas while they investigate an outbreak of norovirus that has sickened at least 44 people who reported eating raw oysters from Hog Island Oysters.
The company agreed
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UK and Ireland investigate norovirus oyster outbreak
Authorities in the United Kingdom and Ireland are investigating a foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by norovirus in live oysters.
The oysters are thought to have come from Ireland and been purified in the
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Norovirus found in UK fresh produce
Norovirus has been found in berries and salad vegetables in the United Kingdom, according to a study.
Researchers discovered 5.3 percent of lettuce, 2.3 percent of fresh raspberry, and 3.6 percent of frozen raspberry samples
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Prominent ND legislator, lobbyist dies of Vibriosis after eating raw oysters in NOLA
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) state director for North Dakota, former State Rep. Ann Kelsch, 58, died Tuesday in a New Orleans hospital. She was an apparent victim of Vibrio vulnificus bacteria from
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Salmonella test results spur company to recall Malpeque oysters
Future Seafoods Inc. has initiated a recall of its Malpeque oysters after Canadian officials found Salmonella contamination in a test sample.
No illnesses have been confirmed in connection with the oysters, according to a recall
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Federal grant funds research to improve safety of oysters on high-priced menus
The USDA has given more than $450,000 for a research project designed to increase the safety of certain commercially farmed oysters from the Gulf Coast that are “bound for the premium half-shell market.”
A marine
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The best of times for shellfish harvest, the worst of times for shellfish harvest
It’s time to grab a sun hat and shovel, or rake, and head to the beach to dig for clams or gather oysters. What could be a better summer outing? But time is of the
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Pacific oysters recalled in Canada for marine biotoxin
Having found a marine biotoxin in two producers’ farm-raised Pacific oysters, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency posted a recall today, but distribution details were incomplete.
The biotoxin found by the CFIA causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
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Keep the love alive …
Oysters and champagne. Love is in the air. It must be Valentine’s Day.
Yes, indeed, oysters have long been associated with romance — the perfect aphrodisiac.
There’s actually some science to back that up, although
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Norovirus outbreak closes shellfish beds in Cape Cod town
After receiving reports last week of about 75 norovirus cases, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries closed down shellfish beds in the Town of Wellfleet on Cape Cod.
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