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
Safeway and other retailers in Hawaii received shrimp poke that is now under recall for Listeria monocytogenes contamination, which causes infections that can take up to 70 days to show up.
Norpac Fisheries Export sent
Continue Reading Consumers in Hawaii urged to check homes for recalled shrimp poke
The next time you eat sashimi, nigiri or other forms of raw fish, you should consider doing a quick check for worms, according to a team of researchers.
A new study led by scientists at
Continue Reading Scientists find evidence of huge increase in parasitic worms found in raw seafood dishes
AFC Distribution Corp. is recalling a certain kind of sushi from retailers because an ingredient in it could be contaminated with a microscopic organism that can cause illnesses in humans.
The company, based in Ranchi
Continue Reading California company recalls sushi from 40 states for risk of vibrio infections
A team of researchers says a relatively new foodborne pathogen documented in a man who had eaten raw salmon before becoming ill is all the evidence needed to warn the public against consuming raw seafood.
Continue Reading Scientists document emerging risk from eating raw seafood
Food safety professionals from 12 African countries met in Kenya for a workshop on seafood safety.
The African regional workshop on bivalve mollusk sanitation was held in Nairobi this past month and included visiting experts
Continue Reading Experts meet in Kenya to discuss seafood safety
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
Continue Reading CDC says certain fresh oysters from Mexico linked to illnesses in the U.S.
Flowers or chocolate? Dining out or staying in? These are the two biggest Valentine’s Day dilemmas. While flowers and chocolates can help make for a great night, poor dining choices can ruin the afterglow of
Continue Reading Sweet or sickly sweet, it’s your choice for Valentine’s Day
More than 90,000 people received the first shot of a two-injection Hepatitis A vaccination in the second half of 2016, and that means more than 90,000 follow-up injections are coming due in the Aloha State.
Continue Reading 90,000 Hepatitis A follow-up shots coming due in Hawaii
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
Continue Reading Keep the love alive …
Two Hepatitis A victims have died in the outbreak in Hawaii that was traced to frozen scallops imported from the Philippines and served raw at Genki Sushi restaurants on Oahu and Kauai.
A spokesman for
Continue Reading Two Hepatitis A victims in Hawaii confirmed dead
