Washington state has initiated a recall of live oysters harvested from the Samish Bay growing area in the Puget Sound area. The recall is in response to multiple cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus illnesses associated with
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People are sick in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong after eating oysters contaminated with norovirus.
Reports suggest at least 100 people are ill in the UK with 12 cases in Hong Kong from raw
Continue Reading Norovirus outbreak in UK and Hong Kong linked to oysters
A French agency has proposed a guideline value to protect consumers of shellfish from a group of marine biotoxins.
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) said brevetoxins (BTX) were
Continue Reading ANSES sets value to protect people from emerging toxin in shellfish
France has recorded a historic decrease in acute gastroenteritis that public health officials have linked to measures in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following the first lockdown because of coronavirus very low levels were recorded
Continue Reading French gastro surveillance marked by COVID-19 and large outbreak
French public health officials have reported a rise in the number of foodborne outbreaks in 2019 compared to the year before.
Sante publique France, the public health agency, recorded 1,783 outbreaks in the country affecting
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Several outbreaks have been reported in France linked to eating oysters contaminated with norovirus.
A total of 164 patients were recorded and two people were hospitalized in different regions across the country.
Since mid-February, 46
Continue Reading France investigates norovirus outbreaks linked to oysters
An increase in hepatitis A infections in a Chinese province earlier this year has been attributed to eating raw or undercooked seafood.
In February 2020, there was a 138 percent increase in hepatitis A infections
Continue Reading Hepatitis A increase in Chinese province linked to seafood
Authorities in Ireland and New Zealand have issued warnings about consumption of collected shellfish in the past week.
The Marine Institute in Ireland detected amounts of naturally occurring compounds in shellfish that can cause illness
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More than 30 harvest sites were closed over a two month period in France as part of outbreaks linked to eating oysters, according to recently released data.
Because of confirmed norovirus contamination, 31 harvest sites
Continue Reading French outbreaks linked to shellfish closed 30 harvest sites
A Canadian company is recalling oysters because of test results and reports of infections among consumers who ate the shellfish.
Certain Union Bay Seafood Ltd. brand Pacific oysters are implicated in the recall notice posted
Continue Reading Norovirus infections reported; recall underway for oysters
Almost 200 people have fallen ill after eating oysters in the United Kingdom in recent months.
Since November 2019 there have been at least 180 reported cases of gastroenteritis associated with oyster consumption linked to
Continue Reading Nearly 200 ill in UK after eating oysters
