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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California reports 100 ill in outbreak traced to raw oysters
A norovirus outbreak traced to raw oysters from British Columbia has crossed the Canadian border, and U.S. officials say an unusual strain of the virus is involved.
About 100 people in California have reported becoming
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U.S. joins Canada in investigation of outbreak linked to oysters
A Canadian outbreak of norovirus traced to raw oysters is now on the U.S. radar as federal and state officials report they are investigating a multistate outbreak in this country.
More than 170 people across
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Case count in Canadian oyster norovirus outbreak doubles
The case count in a norovirus outbreak traced to oyster farms in British Columbia, Canada, has more than doubled in a week.
Public health officials initially reported the outbreak April 9 when there were about
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Norovirus outbreak closes two British Columbia oyster farms
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control is warning consumers to take steps to protect their health after two B.C. Vancouver Island oyster farms have been closed following an outbreak of norovirus associated with eating
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Briefly: Prison brew — Disease detecting — Deadly delicacy
Every hour of every day people around the world are living with and working to resolve food safety issues. Here is a sampling of current headlines for your consumption, brought to you today with the
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Raw oyster consumption continues, as do vibriosis outbreaks
Since the beginning of June, Public Health Officials have investigated multiple reports of people developing vibriosis symptoms after consuming raw oysters at several restaurants and markets in Seattle-King County area.
There are
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Second restaurant linked to illnesses involving raw oysters
For the second time this week Seattle health officials reported that people who recently ate raw oysters there became sick.
Six people in two dinner parties who ate raw oysters at the White Swan Public
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Warm weather warnings for shellfish lovers nationwide
From the Pacific Northwest to the Florida Keys, public health officials warn of increasing dangers from foodborne bacteria in raw and undercooked oysters and other shellfish as summer approaches.
“Naturally occurring bacteria in warm coastal
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Norovirus-contaminated oysters sicken hundreds in Canada, USA
Consumption of raw or undercooked oysters from British Columbia is blamed for 321 cases of norovirus gastroenteritis in three Canadian provinces, according to an updated report from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), released
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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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